[ If he freezes for a bit when you point that out, it's only because you've got him caught. What he does offer as he looks straight into your eyes is the apology in them. ]
Sorry, [ lifting a hand to your cheek now, brushing his thumb over your skin. A lot's been happening. ] I'm just making sure.
[ This is Arcadia, Land of Fucked-Up Things. This is Ys, which is so offensive in so many ways he's pretty much lost count. There is the matter of how the children kept by the Căpcăun upset you. And related to that, one blond, little girl who had shyly offered a flower in a wordless offering of hero-worship it looked like his blade mate's story, redux.
He won't press. He just wanted to check that you are good. There is time. He is holding to that belief. ]
I just always want to make sure where you're concerned. Old habits die hard.
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Sorry, [ lifting a hand to your cheek now, brushing his thumb over your skin. A lot's been happening. ] I'm just making sure.
[ This is Arcadia, Land of Fucked-Up Things. This is Ys, which is so offensive in so many ways he's pretty much lost count. There is the matter of how the children kept by the Căpcăun upset you. And related to that, one blond, little girl who had shyly offered a flower in a wordless offering of hero-worship it looked like his blade mate's story, redux.
He won't press. He just wanted to check that you are good. There is time. He is holding to that belief. ]
I just always want to make sure where you're concerned. Old habits die hard.
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Don't ever apologize for worrying about me. I'm not really used to having someone checking in the way you do, but... it's nice.
[ He means it. ]
Honestly, I'm as "okay" as I could possibly be. It's difficult to articulate.
[ But the fact that he is pushing himself up after one last kiss on your mouth and going for his cigarettes means that he's willing to try for you. ]