[ that answer gets ryuu to deflate some, worry abating in a steady trickle. leave it to tenn to make it sound so blase that he actually feels comforted by it, though it helps that he's not trying to push him away either. his heart feels lighter than it should, he knows, but he can't help the feelings that bubble up around it, gentle and buoyant.
tenn pressing in close, even as an afterthought to the weakness ryuu knows he doesn't want to show, makes ryuu finally smile again. the tilt of it is so obvious - an unspoken answer to his unspoken apology. ]
That's easy to lose track of, if you're not thinking about it!
[ it's so tempting to tip the balance just like that, to touch more and offer up everything he has, but ryuu stays as he is, chin lowering. ]
If you don't mind staying like this a while, you should start to feel better soon.
W-Well... ah, I'm actually not bad at managing my chroma!
[ though it's obvious it's just because he's naturally affectionate and would find it easy enough to give the shirt right off his back if need be, he only seems to realize how it sounds after the fact. quickly, his grip tightens in reassurance, as if that wit managed to shoot right through his poor heart.
so, business as usual. ]
Only because it's something your body needs here! Just like food, or water!
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tenn pressing in close, even as an afterthought to the weakness ryuu knows he doesn't want to show, makes ryuu finally smile again. the tilt of it is so obvious - an unspoken answer to his unspoken apology. ]
That's easy to lose track of, if you're not thinking about it!
[ it's so tempting to tip the balance just like that, to touch more and offer up everything he has, but ryuu stays as he is, chin lowering. ]
If you don't mind staying like this a while, you should start to feel better soon.
[ clearly, ryuu doesn't mind. ]
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[ and there it is, tenn's usual sparkling wit fired back almost seamlessly pretty much the main sign that he's feeling--
well, better, even if he's not at 100% just yet. these kind of things don't happen immediately, after all.
absently, like it's a kind of afterthought, tenn shifts his hand again - a light, barely there squeeze. ]
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[ though it's obvious it's just because he's naturally affectionate and would find it easy enough to give the shirt right off his back if need be, he only seems to realize how it sounds after the fact. quickly, his grip tightens in reassurance, as if that wit managed to shoot right through his poor heart.
so, business as usual. ]
Only because it's something your body needs here! Just like food, or water!
[ or tea and cake! ]
...speaking of! Were you still hungry?