[As soon as he hears Taiki's voice again, it seems to shoot through him like lightning- freezing him where he stands and even managing to stop the shaking for a moment. Because what he hears in the other's voice is...the absolute last thing he'd been expecting. Because somehow, even with Taiki already somehow managing to be glad to see Yomotsu...is worried now...? About him...? Even when Taiki had been the one stuck out here. Even when Taiki was the one in constant danger...without any food for hours...without any sleep...Even when Taiki'd gotten sick because of him. Waited out here all on his own because of him...
But he doesn't get any time to recover from that sound at all. Because even as he stands there- eyes already wide with shock, and head bowed down towards the ground- he can still see Taiki's hand reaching out to him. His breath catches in his throat, and his heart freezes along wit the rest of him- time slowing down as he watches. The second he feels that hand against his own...that soft touch from the other's fingertips...his own hand flinches in response.
The more Taiki seems to reach out to him...to try to help...the harder it is for his mind, and his heart to keep up with anything that's happening. And the harder it is to come to terms with the fact that Taiki really is just..that selfless enough to care about Yomotsu, even when he'd abandoned him.
If that wasn't enough...as soon as that last question is out of the other's mouth, it sends an even greater shock through him- one that terrifies him more than anything else has so far. He takes a step back suddenly- head lifting up again to look at Taiki...but his eyes seem full of fear, and his lips are parted slightly from the same sense of panic. The shaking starts up again- stronger than it was before...but even through all of that, he still doesn't let go of the hand holding onto him. His own feels like dead weight right now in the other's grip...It feels cold and almost corpse-like by comparison to Taiki's...and it feels like it'd be impossible to take it back, even if he wanted to.
Yomotsu starts to take another step back- almost as if he wants to turn tail and just...run away from here. To escape from all of the fear mounting up inside of him, and do what he'd set out to do yesterday.
But even as that somewhat instinctual fear surges forward...Yomotsu can feel another fear that's taken root. One that's grown inside of him these past few hours, and grown even more strongly these past few minutes...All from a few sweet smiles...a few kind and happy words...a few soft touches...It's crazy. Because aren't these the exact same things that Yomotsu couldn't stand about Taiki- even a few days ago...? And yet...and yet, somehow...even the mere thought of abandoning those again feels far, far more terrifying than staying and facing this does.
Suddenly, his head bows back down again- hanging low and letting his hair drape over his eyes and cover them up...but it doesn't do much to hide the few small drops of tears that finally slide down his cheeks and off of his chin- dropping onto the ground below. It feels like something's coiled itself around his heart...squeezing harder and harder, and refusing to let go. But slowly...almost imperceptibly, he gives his head a small, resolute nod. Meaning..."yes". Yes...he's happy to see him.]
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But he doesn't get any time to recover from that sound at all. Because even as he stands there- eyes already wide with shock, and head bowed down towards the ground- he can still see Taiki's hand reaching out to him. His breath catches in his throat, and his heart freezes along wit the rest of him- time slowing down as he watches. The second he feels that hand against his own...that soft touch from the other's fingertips...his own hand flinches in response.
The more Taiki seems to reach out to him...to try to help...the harder it is for his mind, and his heart to keep up with anything that's happening. And the harder it is to come to terms with the fact that Taiki really is just..that selfless enough to care about Yomotsu, even when he'd abandoned him.
If that wasn't enough...as soon as that last question is out of the other's mouth, it sends an even greater shock through him- one that terrifies him more than anything else has so far. He takes a step back suddenly- head lifting up again to look at Taiki...but his eyes seem full of fear, and his lips are parted slightly from the same sense of panic. The shaking starts up again- stronger than it was before...but even through all of that, he still doesn't let go of the hand holding onto him. His own feels like dead weight right now in the other's grip...It feels cold and almost corpse-like by comparison to Taiki's...and it feels like it'd be impossible to take it back, even if he wanted to.
Yomotsu starts to take another step back- almost as if he wants to turn tail and just...run away from here. To escape from all of the fear mounting up inside of him, and do what he'd set out to do yesterday.
But even as that somewhat instinctual fear surges forward...Yomotsu can feel another fear that's taken root. One that's grown inside of him these past few hours, and grown even more strongly these past few minutes...All from a few sweet smiles...a few kind and happy words...a few soft touches...It's crazy. Because aren't these the exact same things that Yomotsu couldn't stand about Taiki- even a few days ago...? And yet...and yet, somehow...even the mere thought of abandoning those again feels far, far more terrifying than staying and facing this does.
Suddenly, his head bows back down again- hanging low and letting his hair drape over his eyes and cover them up...but it doesn't do much to hide the few small drops of tears that finally slide down his cheeks and off of his chin- dropping onto the ground below. It feels like something's coiled itself around his heart...squeezing harder and harder, and refusing to let go. But slowly...almost imperceptibly, he gives his head a small, resolute nod. Meaning..."yes". Yes...he's happy to see him.]