It seems like resignation, sitting down in that chair, but it couldn’t feel more welcomed to his very tired body. He holds Rama’s hand tightly, so, so tightly, and refuses to let it go even as he settles back into his little prison in the form of respite.
Rama is worried. He’s trying not to let it show, but Crozier knows his face too well to not see the signs. It’s in his eyes, he always has trouble masking his anger or hurt in them, in the way his jaw and neck tightens. He’s worried but is fighting not to let it show.
“Yes,” he agrees, finally letting Rama take his hand back. “Yes, I could.”
He could do lots of things yesterday that he can’t tolerate today. God. He hopes this is only temporary.
He just needs to rip the bandage off now, not keep Rama waiting for an explanation. “I woke up sore, but to no obvious sign that I’d exacerbated my injuries or wounded myself. I assumed it was temporary, but as the hours passed the ache seemed to worsen.”
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Date: 2024-07-11 01:25 pm (UTC)It seems like resignation, sitting down in that chair, but it couldn’t feel more welcomed to his very tired body. He holds Rama’s hand tightly, so, so tightly, and refuses to let it go even as he settles back into his little prison in the form of respite.
Rama is worried. He’s trying not to let it show, but Crozier knows his face too well to not see the signs. It’s in his eyes, he always has trouble masking his anger or hurt in them, in the way his jaw and neck tightens. He’s worried but is fighting not to let it show.
“Yes,” he agrees, finally letting Rama take his hand back. “Yes, I could.”
He could do lots of things yesterday that he can’t tolerate today. God. He hopes this is only temporary.
He just needs to rip the bandage off now, not keep Rama waiting for an explanation. “I woke up sore, but to no obvious sign that I’d exacerbated my injuries or wounded myself. I assumed it was temporary, but as the hours passed the ache seemed to worsen.”