[ You don't have to be alone, he wants to say. I'll help, let me help, please, all I want to do is help—
But he swallows the words, curling his fingers into the blanket, watching Yuri's pain-lined face for a moment. Determination sets his blood-smeared jaw, and Flynn recognizes that look from himself, knows that he had to try and do this alone, too, to prove that he could.
Instead of pushing forward to help, Flynn lets out a breath and leans in with the blanket between them to kiss Yuri, soft and slow. ]
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[ You don't have to be alone, he wants to say. I'll help, let me help, please, all I want to do is help—
But he swallows the words, curling his fingers into the blanket, watching Yuri's pain-lined face for a moment. Determination sets his blood-smeared jaw, and Flynn recognizes that look from himself, knows that he had to try and do this alone, too, to prove that he could.
Instead of pushing forward to help, Flynn lets out a breath and leans in with the blanket between them to kiss Yuri, soft and slow. ]
Call me when you're done. I'll heat up some tea.