those words threaten to bring tears to his eyes again, and tighnari tenses when those fingers wrap his wrist - but then.. he slowly relaxes, closing his aching eyes. ]
I'm sorry. I don't want to shut you out. You shouldn't - you shouldn't be the one comforting me, after -
[ he bites off the rest. tighnari doesn't want to argue anymore, not with kaveh, his sweet kaveh, who deserves all the warmth in the world. after a long moment of hesitation, tighnari turns his wrist to take kaveh's hand in his own, weaving their fingers together and squeezing gently. ]
[ The relief when Tighnari's wrist turns, taking Kaveh's hand in his... it's palpable, and there's a few seconds only that pass before he bursts into tears, wrapping his arms tightly around the other and pressing into him. ]
Thank the Archons. I thought you weren't going to come back to me.
[ It's probably not what Tighnari expects to hear, but it's the truth. Just moments ago, he was so scared that things were fucked up for good, and he—
He pulls back to look at the other, a small, quavering smile on his lips. ]
I meant everything I said. Let go of it and let me help you. We can... we can worry about the rest of it later. Okay?
[ Does he know exactly what he's asking for? No, and perhaps that's dangerous. But he wants to help, that's all that matters right now. ]
[ kaveh's tears are fierce and sudden, and tighnari's heart drops a little for having given him such a scare. he exhales softly, his arms coming around kaveh again, his stinging eyes closing as he presses his face to his shoulder.
everything isn't perfect again, things will take time to heal, as any wound does, but.. things feel a little bit lighter again, at least. tighnari isn't sure that he will ever truly be able to forgive himself for hurting kaveh in this way, but they can move forward together, at the very least. when kaveh pulls back, tighnari looks exceedingly tired, but he nods nonetheless. ]
All right. If you're still sure.
[ that kaveh can still want to help him despite it all is surely testament to his kindness, but not accepting will surely do more harm than good. ]
[ The words are quiet, hiccuped more than anything as he smiles through red-rimmed eyes down at the shorter man. Then, he sniffs, and shakes his head. ]
Sorry for crying. I just. I was worried, that's all. I thought...
[ Another shake of his head. No, none of that matters right now. What's important is that he can take care of Tighnari, so...
Another sniffle, and then he straightens up to his full height. He can do this. ]
If I wanna take these meds, I probably need to get some food... let me make a call to the kitchen, okay? And then I'll be here for whatever you need while we wait for it and after.
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those words threaten to bring tears to his eyes again, and tighnari tenses when those fingers wrap his wrist - but then.. he slowly relaxes, closing his aching eyes. ]
I'm sorry. I don't want to shut you out. You shouldn't - you shouldn't be the one comforting me, after -
[ he bites off the rest. tighnari doesn't want to argue anymore, not with kaveh, his sweet kaveh, who deserves all the warmth in the world. after a long moment of hesitation, tighnari turns his wrist to take kaveh's hand in his own, weaving their fingers together and squeezing gently. ]
You're right. We.. we'll be all right.
[ they'll always be all right. ]
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Thank the Archons. I thought you weren't going to come back to me.
[ It's probably not what Tighnari expects to hear, but it's the truth. Just moments ago, he was so scared that things were fucked up for good, and he—
He pulls back to look at the other, a small, quavering smile on his lips. ]
I meant everything I said. Let go of it and let me help you. We can... we can worry about the rest of it later. Okay?
[ Does he know exactly what he's asking for? No, and perhaps that's dangerous. But he wants to help, that's all that matters right now. ]
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everything isn't perfect again, things will take time to heal, as any wound does, but.. things feel a little bit lighter again, at least. tighnari isn't sure that he will ever truly be able to forgive himself for hurting kaveh in this way, but they can move forward together, at the very least. when kaveh pulls back, tighnari looks exceedingly tired, but he nods nonetheless. ]
All right. If you're still sure.
[ that kaveh can still want to help him despite it all is surely testament to his kindness, but not accepting will surely do more harm than good. ]
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[ The words are quiet, hiccuped more than anything as he smiles through red-rimmed eyes down at the shorter man. Then, he sniffs, and shakes his head. ]
Sorry for crying. I just. I was worried, that's all. I thought...
[ Another shake of his head. No, none of that matters right now. What's important is that he can take care of Tighnari, so...
Another sniffle, and then he straightens up to his full height. He can do this. ]
If I wanna take these meds, I probably need to get some food... let me make a call to the kitchen, okay? And then I'll be here for whatever you need while we wait for it and after.