( he isn't normally like this, no, and he would genuinely prefer if his past stayed precisely that instead of invading what would have otherwise been peaceful sleep. it's over, it's done, it had been done and they'd found themselves here, their effective chance to realize everything they'd missed out on when they were younger —
and here come the nightmares, ready to snatch it all away from him again like he'd never been meant to have it in the first place.
satoru inhales deeply, drops his head to rest his cheek against the other man's chest now, counts the number of his heartbeats and the spaces between them, one, two, three, four. and only when he thinks he can keep his voice from shaking does he finally respond. )
I'm not sure you could call it just that. ( he sighs, voice barely a murmur, muffled as it is with how he's pressed his face against him. ) Short answer, though … yes.
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Date: 2023-03-08 10:28 pm (UTC)and here come the nightmares, ready to snatch it all away from him again like he'd never been meant to have it in the first place.
satoru inhales deeply, drops his head to rest his cheek against the other man's chest now, counts the number of his heartbeats and the spaces between them, one, two, three, four. and only when he thinks he can keep his voice from shaking does he finally respond. )
I'm not sure you could call it just that. ( he sighs, voice barely a murmur, muffled as it is with how he's pressed his face against him. ) Short answer, though … yes.