[-comes that automatic, easy reply. Indicative of how much Connor cares for his own well-being in the face of protecting someone else — a barely-there thing at best, especially in the heat of the moment. When there’s a shadow monster caught between them, and the choice is Arenvald or himself, he’s more than ready to fling himself into the fray; knee-jerk that reaction that it is.
Even if, this time, he felt a heated lance of anxiety to match.
But Arenvald tugs him close, cutting off whatever he was going to say next. And for a moment, he has nothing else to add — nothing but to lose himself in their proximity for just a second, to reaffirm that he’s safe and uninjured, and to let something hard to pin down spark in his chest.
Relief comes next, and he manages to breath out past the noise of water—]
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[-comes that automatic, easy reply. Indicative of how much Connor cares for his own well-being in the face of protecting someone else — a barely-there thing at best, especially in the heat of the moment. When there’s a shadow monster caught between them, and the choice is Arenvald or himself, he’s more than ready to fling himself into the fray; knee-jerk that reaction that it is.
Even if, this time, he felt a heated lance of anxiety to match.
But Arenvald tugs him close, cutting off whatever he was going to say next. And for a moment, he has nothing else to add — nothing but to lose himself in their proximity for just a second, to reaffirm that he’s safe and uninjured, and to let something hard to pin down spark in his chest.
Relief comes next, and he manages to breath out past the noise of water—]
Next time, please let me handle it. All right?