Title: Time to Grieve
Author/Artist: Ariyana
Pairing: Hellboy/Elizabeth Sherman
Fandom: Hellboy
Theme: #19 red
Disclaimer: Hellboy is owned by Mike Mignola, Dark Horse comics and a whole bunch of entities that ain't me.
Rating: [13+]
Word Count: 200
Notes: This is during the movie as a matter of fact all the pieces will be in the Hellboy Movieverse instead of the Comicverse. Slight AU or perhaps a deleted scene.
Summary: He just needed time.

She had to speak to Red. She just had to let him know she was there for him. Professor Broom's murder had hit them all hard, but it had hit Red the hardest. While Professor Broom had been a father figure to them all, he had been the only father Red knew. Liz couldn't help but feel hurt that Red had shut everyone including her out. Though she knew it was likely her own fault with all the mixed signals she had sent him, he probably felt that she was no longer trustworthy.

Liz went to his room to find him sitting on his bed looking off into space. He seemed to not notice or chose not to acknowledge her presence. Admittedly she sighed; it was possible she deserved the silent treatment he was giving her. She decided she wasn't going to push him. He had to mourn in his own way. She knew when he was ready he would speak to her again. He just needed his space and time.

"Red, when you're ready to talk, I'll be here." Liz said softly, placing a quick kiss on his head.

He would speak again but until then she would wait.