( nate only gets a moment of personal space. once he's on the bed nick flops down next to him, and pretty much immediately tugs nate back into his arms. it's easier to settle down like this, an arm wound tight around his shoulders and the other slung over him — he really meant that he was in this for the long haul.
it doesn't feel like enough, in the face of the kinds of big emotions that nate is grappling with, but it's the best he's got right now. )
( they're too close for him to tell, probably, but nick can't help but smile all the same. he settles a hand on nate's back, thumb rubbing idly against his shirt.
nick isn't the kind of person that feels settled very often. he's always got something going on, some drama that's spun out of control or some situation that's got him in his head. even the menial stuff, the day to day stuff just rattles through his head, because he never quite learned how to sit still. it's easy with people like nate though, there's a calm that settles with the fingers carding through his hair that he doesn't get with very many people. a very short list, actually, if he cared to think about it that closely. )
I've got you, you've got me. There's not a lot of things I'm certain of here, but I'm sure about that.
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( nate only gets a moment of personal space. once he's on the bed nick flops down next to him, and pretty much immediately tugs nate back into his arms. it's easier to settle down like this, an arm wound tight around his shoulders and the other slung over him — he really meant that he was in this for the long haul.
it doesn't feel like enough, in the face of the kinds of big emotions that nate is grappling with, but it's the best he's got right now. )
I don't...lie to you. If that helps, at all.
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Sometimes a hug is enough. It feels like what's needed. It makes him feel secure where he'd felt anything but that.
His fingers flit through Nick's hair. ]
I know.
You know I'd want to know if you were hurt. I'd want to help you. But if I couldn't help, I'd at least want to do...this. Cause you'd do it for me.
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( they're too close for him to tell, probably, but nick can't help but smile all the same. he settles a hand on nate's back, thumb rubbing idly against his shirt.
nick isn't the kind of person that feels settled very often. he's always got something going on, some drama that's spun out of control or some situation that's got him in his head. even the menial stuff, the day to day stuff just rattles through his head, because he never quite learned how to sit still. it's easy with people like nate though, there's a calm that settles with the fingers carding through his hair that he doesn't get with very many people. a very short list, actually, if he cared to think about it that closely. )
I've got you, you've got me. There's not a lot of things I'm certain of here, but I'm sure about that.