[ Their words settle, warm and challenging in his gut. This was his idea, but it affects all of them. It's to bring all of them closer together.
He offers Blue his wrist, and then takes Flynn's in his own blood-and-ash coated hand, gripping tight. ]
I want all those things. I'm doing this because Blue, you show me how your people communicate every day, and I know you miss them, miss sharing that. If we can give you a little taste of that, here in our home, I want to do that.
[ But that isn't all there is to it. That was his first thought, but the truth is deeper than that. He takes a deep breath and forces himself to say it (if you say it now they can still back out) ]
I also want that, to know you both. To, to share that with both of you. I trust you, Blue, and you, Flynn. You're my family, and I want us to share something like this, something that can't be broken by the death here, by corruption, by one of us going back to the sea. You both, you mean a lot to me.
[ He's never felt this, this type of acceptance from others, and he wants to let himself really accept that, accept that they care about him, that they aren't going to leave at the drop of a hat. Maybe this is an extreme way to do it, but here he is: with his hand around Blue's wrist, offering his to Flynn, ready to seal the deal ]
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He offers Blue his wrist, and then takes Flynn's in his own blood-and-ash coated hand, gripping tight. ]
I want all those things. I'm doing this because Blue, you show me how your people communicate every day, and I know you miss them, miss sharing that. If we can give you a little taste of that, here in our home, I want to do that.
[ But that isn't all there is to it. That was his first thought, but the truth is deeper than that. He takes a deep breath and forces himself to say it (if you say it now they can still back out) ]
I also want that, to know you both. To, to share that with both of you. I trust you, Blue, and you, Flynn. You're my family, and I want us to share something like this, something that can't be broken by the death here, by corruption, by one of us going back to the sea. You both, you mean a lot to me.
[ He's never felt this, this type of acceptance from others, and he wants to let himself really accept that, accept that they care about him, that they aren't going to leave at the drop of a hat. Maybe this is an extreme way to do it, but here he is: with his hand around Blue's wrist, offering his to Flynn, ready to seal the deal ]