Father... I see. [So he'd survived too? But who else? He wants to ask, he feels desperate to know--]
[But it's not like Reign would know who he was talking about, right?]
[It's easier now to keep his thoughts more targeted. To focus on something else rather than face the reality of losing everything he knew and the man he loved-- and the possibility of losing him for real. And so instead, he brings a hand up to rest over Reign's, not quite able to bring up a smile, but more than capable of putting his attention on him for now.]
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[But it's not like Reign would know who he was talking about, right?]
[It's easier now to keep his thoughts more targeted. To focus on something else rather than face the reality of losing everything he knew and the man he loved-- and the possibility of losing him for real. And so instead, he brings a hand up to rest over Reign's, not quite able to bring up a smile, but more than capable of putting his attention on him for now.]
...I'm sorry I kept you waiting for so long.