Raju holds his gaze while Francis gives him that slow nod. He could insist on checking, Francis had been trying to hide it earlier—
But Francis' manner is completely different now. And Francis isn't a child. He has to know that Raju trusts him. Raju takes a controlled breath and nods, and then nods a few more times, eyes roaming over Francis before he looks down, away, and leans back a little. He thinks over yesterday, with a very different eye this time to the way he's been thinking over it before.
"We didn't..." He stops himself, jaw tightening, frustrated. We didn't even do very much isn't the right way to think of it. Is, probably, the reason Francis feels this way now. He looks at Francis' face again, frowning, hand around Francis' a little tighter. "I should have been more careful. More gentle with you. I should have known better."
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Date: 2024-07-11 04:03 pm (UTC)But Francis' manner is completely different now. And Francis isn't a child. He has to know that Raju trusts him. Raju takes a controlled breath and nods, and then nods a few more times, eyes roaming over Francis before he looks down, away, and leans back a little. He thinks over yesterday, with a very different eye this time to the way he's been thinking over it before.
"We didn't..." He stops himself, jaw tightening, frustrated. We didn't even do very much isn't the right way to think of it. Is, probably, the reason Francis feels this way now. He looks at Francis' face again, frowning, hand around Francis' a little tighter. "I should have been more careful. More gentle with you. I should have known better."