Yes, yes he did, and the relief that he might not have to keep thinking that breaks visibly across his face, not as a held breath released so much as whatever adrenaline had been holding him together cutting out. A hand presses to his forehead to stop it trembling.
I don't know if anyone else--
He doesn't laugh, but it's a near thing, bubbling to a choked, bitter sort of noise between pressed-closed lips. He knows. Knows and can't say a fucking word. Presses his eyes closed instead. ]
I had to ask, Isaac. [ It sounds like an apology; not a good one. ] I just need to be sure, that it is something you do out of necessity, and not--
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Yes, yes he did, and the relief that he might not have to keep thinking that breaks visibly across his face, not as a held breath released so much as whatever adrenaline had been holding him together cutting out. A hand presses to his forehead to stop it trembling.
I don't know if anyone else--
He doesn't laugh, but it's a near thing, bubbling to a choked, bitter sort of noise between pressed-closed lips. He knows. Knows and can't say a fucking word. Presses his eyes closed instead. ]
I had to ask, Isaac. [ It sounds like an apology; not a good one. ] I just need to be sure, that it is something you do out of necessity, and not--
[ You know. Fun. ]