[It was already feeling a little easier, once he wasn't here alone. Once the familiar minds weren't limited to just Pidge. As much as he couldn't hold back from her, he hated dumping everything onto her shoulders. It wasn't fair to her. So he'd held back. Held it all in. Even when they returned.]
[Except when someone else is there. Someone else is there. Someone else is there.]
[Nothing stops him from turning as he feels Sam step into the room. Turns to meet him, openly as he can, feeling an overwhelming crash of affection and relief from the moment he feels that mind near his again. Someone's still here. Someone is back and he's glad he doesn't need words to tell him how much that means to him right now.]
[The echo of I missed you bounces between them, and the only reason he resists the hold, just for a moment, is because he wants to wrap Sam up in his arms as well. To hold onto him too. To verify how real he is... that it's not like Lakshmi or Lavellan or Keya. It's not like the minds gone dark and cold and left him here the last man standing the only one who got away]
[He's kissing back before he thinks about it, completely and utterly desperate for it.]
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[Except when someone else is there. Someone else is there. Someone else is there.]
[Nothing stops him from turning as he feels Sam step into the room. Turns to meet him, openly as he can, feeling an overwhelming crash of affection and relief from the moment he feels that mind near his again. Someone's still here. Someone is back and he's glad he doesn't need words to tell him how much that means to him right now.]
[The echo of I missed you bounces between them, and the only reason he resists the hold, just for a moment, is because he wants to wrap Sam up in his arms as well. To hold onto him too. To verify how real he is... that it's not like Lakshmi or Lavellan or Keya. It's not like the minds gone dark and cold and left him here the last man standing the only one who got away]
[He's kissing back before he thinks about it, completely and utterly desperate for it.]