[Dezel feels a little thrill when Sorey's fingers clutch at his jacket. His heart leaps into his throat. For all the moving on he's had to do, he really hasn't moved on at all. He still carries a bit of Rose with him, and he still looks after her descendants. He still-- he still--
Sorey is smiling, he's smiling like he wasn't just dead for a thousand years, and all of Dezel's resolve crumbles. He sucks in a breath like a wince and falls to his knees right there, his arms slipping securely around Sorey in a real embrace, while he buries his face in the Shepherd's shoulder.
Of course he's happy about having his own ruins. Of course he is. Dezel is just happy to have him back. All of their human friends have become legends, and Sorey-- Sorey is a legend, too, but he came back. Ugh, god, he can't do this, he feels like he's going to cry. He hasn't cried in several centuries and he doesn't want to start now.]
You idiot, [he manages through a throat like a vice. He remembers Sorey pushing Rose into his arms and going to face Heldalf alone. That was all he had to go on for so many years.] You're such an idiot.
[His grip on Sorey's shirt tightens until his knuckles turn white beneath his gloves.]
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Sorey is smiling, he's smiling like he wasn't just dead for a thousand years, and all of Dezel's resolve crumbles. He sucks in a breath like a wince and falls to his knees right there, his arms slipping securely around Sorey in a real embrace, while he buries his face in the Shepherd's shoulder.
Of course he's happy about having his own ruins. Of course he is. Dezel is just happy to have him back. All of their human friends have become legends, and Sorey-- Sorey is a legend, too, but he came back. Ugh, god, he can't do this, he feels like he's going to cry. He hasn't cried in several centuries and he doesn't want to start now.]
You idiot, [he manages through a throat like a vice. He remembers Sorey pushing Rose into his arms and going to face Heldalf alone. That was all he had to go on for so many years.] You're such an idiot.
[His grip on Sorey's shirt tightens until his knuckles turn white beneath his gloves.]