No, I'm cutting in line. I'm quite done with this. As I'm sure the rest of you are, but.
[ pravda's warm, small in his lap and he uses his other hand to softly stroke along the length of her spine with the backs of his knuckles idly. at the squeeze, he just pulls yuri in closer, lets his lips press to the top of his forehead. gathering yuri is just easier, gives him this false sense that he'll still be there in the morning. because sheba wasn't. ]
I'd have gone to fetch you myself... [ softer ] I won't let anything keep me from you both. I won't.
[ … mm. yuri’s free hand moves to focus on gently stroking polaris’ ears, rhythmic and soothing. it keeps his mind off things too. who might go missing, who they may lose, who is currently unaccounted for. all of it. it’d been enough going through what he, Rin and Monika had just experienced, but coming back to this? it leaves him unsettled.
he just rests his head on kaeya’s shoulder. ]
You’d better not go anywhere either. None of this us an excuse to try and one-up us. [ they need to both be here to deal with whatever state diluc comes back in tomorrow, right? ]
If I plan on going anywhere of my own volition, you two will be the first to know.
[ ah the head is nice on his shoulder. he just. wants to stay here. for a little while. even if he also wants to pace the door some more. he's going to just ignore it for the sake of curling his arm around yuri's waist and keeping it firmly there to let him lay where he wants to. ]
And there lies the issue: so much of thisn't voluntary.
[ well. he's trapped now. between kaeya's arm and polaris just sprawled on his lap like this. it's fine though. he doesn't want to sleep until he's forced to, but for the moment? this is comforting and calming. ]
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[ pravda's warm, small in his lap and he uses his other hand to softly stroke along the length of her spine with the backs of his knuckles idly. at the squeeze, he just pulls yuri in closer, lets his lips press to the top of his forehead. gathering yuri is just easier, gives him this false sense that he'll still be there in the morning. because sheba wasn't. ]
I'd have gone to fetch you myself... [ softer ] I won't let anything keep me from you both. I won't.
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[ … mm. yuri’s free hand moves to focus on gently stroking polaris’ ears, rhythmic and soothing. it keeps his mind off things too. who might go missing, who they may lose, who is currently unaccounted for. all of it. it’d been enough going through what he, Rin and Monika had just experienced, but coming back to this? it leaves him unsettled.
he just rests his head on kaeya’s shoulder. ]
You’d better not go anywhere either. None of this us an excuse to try and one-up us. [ they need to both be here to deal with whatever state diluc comes back in tomorrow, right? ]
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[ ah the head is nice on his shoulder. he just. wants to stay here. for a little while. even if he also wants to pace the door some more. he's going to just ignore it for the sake of curling his arm around yuri's waist and keeping it firmly there to let him lay where he wants to. ]
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[ well. he's trapped now. between kaeya's arm and polaris just sprawled on his lap like this. it's fine though. he doesn't want to sleep until he's forced to, but for the moment? this is comforting and calming. ]