[ a blanket thrown across his legs, and a warm weight against his side. it makes him stutter in his reading, indignation at the audacity warring with the sudden, piercing desire to be treated with this particular softness.
he never shared beds with his siblings when they were growing up. it did not seem proper, when the certainty of marriage between brother and sister remained hanging above their heads. ]
...I can stay.
[ and he does. he stays just long enough for tim to finally sleep, stays an hour longer to see if sleep would hold, and then carefully β quietly β leaves the warmth of the room and let another take watch over the man.
he tucks the sheets around tim's shoulders before he leaves. ]
π done!
he never shared beds with his siblings when they were growing up. it did not seem proper, when the certainty of marriage between brother and sister remained hanging above their heads. ]
...I can stay.
[ and he does. he stays just long enough for tim to finally sleep, stays an hour longer to see if sleep would hold, and then carefully β quietly β leaves the warmth of the room and let another take watch over the man.
he tucks the sheets around tim's shoulders before he leaves. ]