But it would have buried you if it had settled on your shoulders

"I don't know how you feel, what you've gone through, but I know pain. I know how that feels." Zud whispered, holding out a hand. "I can tell you the truth. SSundee and I? We're human too. We understand pain. We can help you- it may not work for a while, but we'll keep trying."

Or
SSundee and Zud get a mansion from their money and decide to adopt problem children

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Title from Never Love An Anchor by The Crane Wives

Also on A03!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/46091662/chapters/116027881

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