Hey-- [Oh, he's getting moved closer, and the hand in his hair feels nice. He takes a breath trying to slow his brain down. Make the words go.]
You don't have to do that. It's part of you, y'know? The nervous laughter. We'll figure it out.
[He's so glad they're in a bed and not the hard rock ground. Or in the Lion. Or in pain. If he blinks too fast, he can still see Hunk collapsing in front of him. Keith was so scared then, and he's scared to think of it happening again. He was right there, he should've kept Hunk from being hurt.
He's bad at words, can't make them work right without second-guessing himself. So instead, he leans a little, wrapping an arm around Hunk to pull him close. Hopefully Hunk gets that he was worried. He was scared, he doesn't want anything to happen to him.]
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You don't have to do that. It's part of you, y'know? The nervous laughter. We'll figure it out.
[He's so glad they're in a bed and not the hard rock ground. Or in the Lion. Or in pain. If he blinks too fast, he can still see Hunk collapsing in front of him. Keith was so scared then, and he's scared to think of it happening again. He was right there, he should've kept Hunk from being hurt.
He's bad at words, can't make them work right without second-guessing himself. So instead, he leans a little, wrapping an arm around Hunk to pull him close. Hopefully Hunk gets that he was worried. He was scared, he doesn't want anything to happen to him.]