...Ridiculous. [ But even Michel's deadpan tone can inflect a little bit of warmth sometimes. ] That would be one difference.
[ Michel isn't ridiculous, after all.
For just a moment he closes his eyes. Now that they're finally at rest, it's like the exhaustion of all of it is settling over him at once. As absurd as it is, he almost does feel like he could fall asleep standing up. A good thing he has the soft pillow of Ganymede's hair to rest his cheek on. He can't remember the last time he was this unguarded near someone else. He never realized how tiring that was, too -- the constant state of alert, waiting for breezy words to turn to violence.
And he's never been close enough to someone to touch them like this. No one would ever have wanted him to. He thinks with a little bit of wonder that he can feel Ganymede's heartbeat against his palm if he just rests it on his back like that. Is it calming down now? He likes to think so. ]
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[ Michel isn't ridiculous, after all.
For just a moment he closes his eyes. Now that they're finally at rest, it's like the exhaustion of all of it is settling over him at once. As absurd as it is, he almost does feel like he could fall asleep standing up. A good thing he has the soft pillow of Ganymede's hair to rest his cheek on. He can't remember the last time he was this unguarded near someone else. He never realized how tiring that was, too -- the constant state of alert, waiting for breezy words to turn to violence.
And he's never been close enough to someone to touch them like this. No one would ever have wanted him to. He thinks with a little bit of wonder that he can feel Ganymede's heartbeat against his palm if he just rests it on his back like that. Is it calming down now? He likes to think so. ]