[He squeezed Jayce's hand in turn, gentle and reassuring.]
I have been through more than my share of hospital visits. Enough to be well past accustomed to the process, even if the details are different in this world. So if I am able to support you, I will.
And I'll be there for yours, as well. Whenever you go to make sure you're still stable, that everything is still fine? I'll be there to hear whatever news they give you.
[The hand squeeze helps. Viktor helps, just by being next to him like this.] You know? I'm even more glad now that you told me how you felt. Now I can grab your hand like this whenever I need to.
I would. I absolutely would. [Maybe his anxiety is overwhelming at times, but he doesn't feel like it's entirely unfounded. He considers, for a moment, confessing everything.
What he does instead is turn his head to rest his forehead against Viktor's temple] We can make up for lost time, now.
Jayce- [Viktor sighed quietly, turning to lean their foreheads together.]
I have...never been skilled with things like reassurance. I hope it has been enough, so far. Things will be alright. [Even if Viktor was quietly deeply afraid that they weren't; that anything could throw him out of whatever impossible balance his health was in. That wasn't important, he was used to that uncertainty--his partner was not, and that along with a thousand unknown factors clearly terrified him.]
We will take matters as they come, one at a time without need to rush anything. Together.
It has been. [He reaches up to rest his hand against the back of Vitkor's neck to hold him in that touch.] I don't need you to be anything other than who and what you are. What you give me is more than enough.
Anything that comes, we'll handle it together. Good or bad.
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[He squeezed Jayce's hand in turn, gentle and reassuring.]
I have been through more than my share of hospital visits. Enough to be well past accustomed to the process, even if the details are different in this world. So if I am able to support you, I will.
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[The hand squeeze helps. Viktor helps, just by being next to him like this.] You know? I'm even more glad now that you told me how you felt. Now I can grab your hand like this whenever I need to.
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[They were scientists before anything else, after all.]
...We have been foolish, haven't we? All those years, and one of us could have simply...said anything.
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What he does instead is turn his head to rest his forehead against Viktor's temple] We can make up for lost time, now.
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I have...never been skilled with things like reassurance. I hope it has been enough, so far. Things will be alright. [Even if Viktor was quietly deeply afraid that they weren't; that anything could throw him out of whatever impossible balance his health was in. That wasn't important, he was used to that uncertainty--his partner was not, and that along with a thousand unknown factors clearly terrified him.]
We will take matters as they come, one at a time without need to rush anything. Together.
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Anything that comes, we'll handle it together. Good or bad.
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[Closing his eyes, Viktor let out a quiet sigh.]
No matter what happens, I will be here, and so will you. Right?