[He can feel it, that sharp withdraw, as if a blade twisting slowly in his gut.
Watching Lavi stumble back from him, the usual confidence, the lazy grace normally present utterly spent in the wake of whatever sent him scrambling out of reach in such a stark contrast from their last conversation.
(Warm fingers pressing his hand against a warmer cheek, the hard line of this man's jaw softened by the gentle touch. You know, everyone thinks you're so mean, but I know better. You're just..)
No, now, there's no sign of that Lavi.
Instead, there's only this man - this seemingly panicked, fumbling man that's trying to make an ungraceful escape. Because that's what it feels like, doesn't it? A retreat, but not one to take him back to a line already smudged by their own actions. Something else.
He listens quietly to the question, watches his partner with a sharp gaze as Noah lets them know how far out they really are.
Those uneasy steps, the way Lavi keeps his body turned towards him - it's defensive, wary.
It's almost as if...
Throwing the sheet off, Kanda jumps out of the bed with a fair bit more grace, his expression darkening slightly with a concerned frown as he strides closer to Lavi.]
You're going to pass back out at this rate, and I'm not carrying you again. Just stand still, idiot rabbit.
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Watching Lavi stumble back from him, the usual confidence, the lazy grace normally present utterly spent in the wake of whatever sent him scrambling out of reach in such a stark contrast from their last conversation.
(Warm fingers pressing his hand against a warmer cheek, the hard line of this man's jaw softened by the gentle touch. You know, everyone thinks you're so mean, but I know better. You're just..)
No, now, there's no sign of that Lavi.
Instead, there's only this man - this seemingly panicked, fumbling man that's trying to make an ungraceful escape. Because that's what it feels like, doesn't it? A retreat, but not one to take him back to a line already smudged by their own actions. Something else.
He listens quietly to the question, watches his partner with a sharp gaze as Noah lets them know how far out they really are.
Those uneasy steps, the way Lavi keeps his body turned towards him - it's defensive, wary.
It's almost as if...
Throwing the sheet off, Kanda jumps out of the bed with a fair bit more grace, his expression darkening slightly with a concerned frown as he strides closer to Lavi.]
You're going to pass back out at this rate, and I'm not carrying you again. Just stand still, idiot rabbit.