Walk away from the sun, come slowly undone

"He will never return and he did suffer. Perhaps not as long as either of us would want, but he did suffer." He unbuttons the buttons of the shirt so that he can feel her next to his skin. He wants her to feel safe and calm, but he can feel her heart fluttering. She's afraid and she has no reason to be other than the nightmares that he hopes to rid her of in time.