10-27-2019, 10:36 PM
He laughed a little, but barely glanced at the wallet. Warmth crinkled the edges of his eyes. He was barely catching the flurry of different names, but it didn’t much matter; Nox was always going to have that other life. He was still breathing deeply; still trying to catch the fluttering in his chest, and maybe think about locking it back up. It wasn’t like he’d forgotten Nox’s warning, but it was difficult to hold on to it when the man was so close and looking at him like that.
He shifted forward when Nox stepped back, the other man’s hand tangled up in the front of his shirt. Not like he minded, but he did wonder if he could tell how hard it was beating in there. Raffe tried not to dwell on the grit teeth, though it made him wish there was something he could do to help. Something other than the distraction. He leaned close anyway, grinning like the fool he was. His forehead pressed close, voice low. The word home stupidly made his heart skip a beat. “Best you focus on getting better then, eh? I’m not going anywhere.”
He shifted forward when Nox stepped back, the other man’s hand tangled up in the front of his shirt. Not like he minded, but he did wonder if he could tell how hard it was beating in there. Raffe tried not to dwell on the grit teeth, though it made him wish there was something he could do to help. Something other than the distraction. He leaned close anyway, grinning like the fool he was. His forehead pressed close, voice low. The word home stupidly made his heart skip a beat. “Best you focus on getting better then, eh? I’m not going anywhere.”