[ he's quiet for a long time once he finishes reading the message, just sort of letting the typed words lay. and then, eventually, he leans back, tilting his head against the bed to try and get a look at the lump. vax's voice is a little rough, gentle, but no less soft. ]
... You need someone to yell at you and fight you for it, I can do that.
[ because vax really, really does get it. it's a heavy feeling - guilt and loss and grief and anger. self loathing, that feels like trapped in armor that's a size too small. the offer is a genuine one, because it reminds him so much of himself - and maybe even worse, it reminds him of kynan, and he can't let riff spiral off alone, if he can help it. ]
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[ he's quiet for a long time once he finishes reading the message, just sort of letting the typed words lay. and then, eventually, he leans back, tilting his head against the bed to try and get a look at the lump. vax's voice is a little rough, gentle, but no less soft. ]
... You need someone to yell at you and fight you for it, I can do that.
[ because vax really, really does get it. it's a heavy feeling - guilt and loss and grief and anger. self loathing, that feels like trapped in armor that's a size too small. the offer is a genuine one, because it reminds him so much of himself - and maybe even worse, it reminds him of kynan, and he can't let riff spiral off alone, if he can help it. ]