It sounds like Haku. It smells like him, too, now that he focuses a little more. Eiri stills for a moment, then relaxes ever so slightly. If it's really Haku, then he's safe and he has nothing to fear. Not as long as they're together.
But Haku speaks again and his voice cracks in desperation and he clings to Eiri and Eiri knows his inability to answer positively and right away must be killing his Messiah inside. That's not right. That's not fair. There's no reason for Haku to go through even more unnecessary pain, and not if Eiri can help it.
Even if he wants to give into that embrace and rely on Haku for once in his life.
But he squeezes the hand that holds his own and slowly turns his head. The more he focuses - as well as his tired mind can, anyway - the more he's convinced this is actually Haku. So he blinks open his eyes, though he has to immediately squint since it's too bright too quickly, but in that split second he recognizes the wide, scared eyes.
And he knows.]
...Haku.
[Pulling their joined hands (because he's sure Haku won't let him go), Eiri brings them to Haku's head, where the tips of his fingers brush against the other man's hair.]
shhhh it's okay
It sounds like Haku. It smells like him, too, now that he focuses a little more. Eiri stills for a moment, then relaxes ever so slightly. If it's really Haku, then he's safe and he has nothing to fear. Not as long as they're together.
But Haku speaks again and his voice cracks in desperation and he clings to Eiri and Eiri knows his inability to answer positively and right away must be killing his Messiah inside. That's not right. That's not fair. There's no reason for Haku to go through even more unnecessary pain, and not if Eiri can help it.
Even if he wants to give into that embrace and rely on Haku for once in his life.
But he squeezes the hand that holds his own and slowly turns his head. The more he focuses - as well as his tired mind can, anyway - the more he's convinced this is actually Haku. So he blinks open his eyes, though he has to immediately squint since it's too bright too quickly, but in that split second he recognizes the wide, scared eyes.
And he knows.]
...Haku.
[Pulling their joined hands (because he's sure Haku won't let him go), Eiri brings them to Haku's head, where the tips of his fingers brush against the other man's hair.]
You...you're really here...