12.Feb.12, 09:40 PM
He was happy to have Erisi laying close to him, if only for the implied moral support. He didn't feel as bad as he'd expected, though there was a hollowness about him, s if some part of him was just a little bit ashamed. In an effort to stave it off, he inched closer to Erisi. "I have a tendency to assume the worst," he explained as he curled up beside the man. After what had just happened, he hardly thought it wrong. He'd done the only thing hew knew to lift his friend's spirit and asked nothing in return. No one else was watching, so why not? He rarely allowed himself to act of such desires, especially since he wasn't wild about being touched to begin with.
Just this once. Funny, that cuddling would be the thing he had reservations over!
He yawned lightly and rested beside Erisi, trying to dismiss his worries and relax. He could tell that Eri's next offer didn't come easily. "I'm not asking you to do anything for me," the healer said honestly. "You've done more than enough for me." He didn't know why the cynical harper seemed to care for him so much when he cared for so few others, but he wasn't going to complain. "I...well, there are no strings attached. If you want, tomorrow we can...pretend like none of this ever happened."
Tal imagined that his willingness to make this a one-time thing might seem strange to Erisi. It made sense to Talian, though. He liked his space and continued to be tormented by his situation. It was nice to have someone to cry with, but even this gesture of affection was borderline uncomfortable. Most of all, though, was Fiora. He'd accepted that she was long gone, but he felt like he needed to mourn her for a while longer before committing to anything. It was sixteen turns wasted. He wouldn't wait sixteen turns for another, but he wasn't going to forget just yet.
Just this once. Funny, that cuddling would be the thing he had reservations over!
He yawned lightly and rested beside Erisi, trying to dismiss his worries and relax. He could tell that Eri's next offer didn't come easily. "I'm not asking you to do anything for me," the healer said honestly. "You've done more than enough for me." He didn't know why the cynical harper seemed to care for him so much when he cared for so few others, but he wasn't going to complain. "I...well, there are no strings attached. If you want, tomorrow we can...pretend like none of this ever happened."
Tal imagined that his willingness to make this a one-time thing might seem strange to Erisi. It made sense to Talian, though. He liked his space and continued to be tormented by his situation. It was nice to have someone to cry with, but even this gesture of affection was borderline uncomfortable. Most of all, though, was Fiora. He'd accepted that she was long gone, but he felt like he needed to mourn her for a while longer before committing to anything. It was sixteen turns wasted. He wouldn't wait sixteen turns for another, but he wasn't going to forget just yet.