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He clung tight to him, shaking a little as he curled himself up and made as if to hide himself in his chest. "... Okay."

2015-09-20 11:46:38

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"I love you." He kissed his temple now. "And I'd probably break both of their knees before they got close to you."

2015-09-20 11:47:59

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"I love you. Always I swear I won't ever hurt you." His voice is muffled by the fact that he's hiding in Dave's shirt, but still mostly audible.

2015-09-20 11:55:14

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He nods, rubbing soothing circles on his back. "I know."

2015-09-20 11:56:11

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It took a while under he finally stopped shaking, and finally stopped clutching Dave's shirt tightly in his hands. He pulled back slowly, fins folded down and back as he kept his gaze firmly on his own hands.

2015-09-20 11:58:43

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Dave cupped his cheeks, kissing his forehead again. "You want me to make you tea? Or maybe coffee?"

2015-09-20 12:00:13

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He shook his head, flexing his fingers a little in an attempt to hide his embarrassment as he realised his reaction. "I'm fine." That was both to himself, and to Dave. He was fine.

Sort of.

2015-09-20 12:02:54

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"You sure? We can sit down and I can make you hot chocolate maybe. You need to take your head off of what happened. And I don't mind you clinging to me, you can do it." He grabs his hands to pull them to his shirt, just letting them rest over his chest. "There are no restrictions."

2015-09-20 12:04:33

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"It was an embarrassing show of lack of restraint and-" he cut himself off, shoulders hunching as he just let his head drop onto his shoulder again. His fingers slowly curled in his shirt and he kept his eyes open, not wanting to see what he saw in his dream. "... Anything warm. Can you make me something warm, please?"

2015-09-20 12:08:50

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"Yes, you want something sweet to eat too? The rest of the cookies maybe?" He was never so careful with someone in his life.

2015-09-20 12:15:25

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He shook his head, fins still pinned back against his head. No sweet things. Not now. Not after something like that.

2015-09-20 12:16:26

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"Alright, then you want to come with me, so that we can stay in the living room?" He tilts his chin up, kissing his cheek once he did.

2015-09-20 12:17:14

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He shuddered a little, halfway through shaking his head before he changed it to a nod. Bedroom meant security, but he wouldn't be able to see Dave. And he had to.

2015-09-20 12:20:04

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"Alright, let's go then." He gets up, waiting for Eridan to do so to, before going to the kitchen to make him some tea.

2015-09-20 12:21:17

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He went slower than he normally would, holding tight to Dave's hand and glancing at the doorway repeatedly, even once they were through. He settled himself in one of the barstools, shoulders hunched and staring down at the counter top.

2015-09-20 12:28:00

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He made him some chamomile tea, sometimes glancing over at Eridan to make sure he was okay-ish. It took him a few minutes to finish the cup of tea, but he eventually did. "Alright, let's go to the living room."

2015-09-20 12:29:35

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He reached for his hand again when ushered to the living room, ending up grabbing the bottom of his shirt instead as he followed behind. He could squeeze his shirt as tight as he wanted and there'd be no complaint, but he couldn't do that with his hand. He might break something.

2015-09-20 12:36:32

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Once they were sitting down, he puts Eridan's cup on the arm rest next to him, so that he could just reach for it, and wrapped an arm around Eridan. "Want to sit on my lap?"

2015-09-20 12:37:45

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He hesitated, and eventually shook his head, curling up on the couch and reaching for the cup just for something to hold on to. He ended up taking a small sip, even as it burnt his tongue with how hot it was, being freshly made and all.

2015-09-20 12:42:20

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He sighs a little, turning on the tv just for background noise, and looking through the channels until he found a program about coral reefs.

2015-09-20 12:44:39

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He'd finished half the cup before putting it back down again. He glanced up at the tv, staring at it a little blankly. He silently reached for Dave's hand again, shifting a little until he was leaning against him. "... That's why I never used to sleep."

2015-09-20 12:46:56

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Dave squeezed his hand a bit, glancing at Eridan. "I'm sorry. That's... it's fucking horrible."

2015-09-20 12:48:13

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"I got used to it. But then I found that I could stay awake for long periods of time with only short naps in between. So I stopped sleeping." He took a slightly shaky breatg, chewing at his lip for a bit. "But with you, I was sleeping whole nights with you and you were keeping them all away."

2015-09-20 12:50:22

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He sighs a bit, feeling a bit bad for him. "It's probably because we brought up the topic recently with Jade. It's just on your mind now."

2015-09-20 12:51:38

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He shook his head. "In all my dreams I die. But this one was different. You were the reason I was dying. I hurt you. I hurt you and they killed me for it."

2015-09-20 12:53:01