[ For a scant moment, Axel's smile fades a little when he hears the thought.
'And that won't stop,' Comes his own thought bubble in turn, in a bit of defiance. He refuses to believe in the reality where they die before they can settle their business. Even if neither of them could prevent anyone else's actions from making that a certainty.
Even if in his heart he has worries too.
But, he will have hope. And believe that it will manifest, until even that is shattered into pieces. Feeling that squeeze, he likes to believe Temenos too has those very same hopes...buried under a sea of cynicism maybe, but hey! ]
Just like we don't have much longer left of the night. Which, speaking of which, do you wanna be carried off to bed?
[ Axel is joking. His injuries this week wouldn't allow that. ]
[ quietly, he likes that about axel. he'd never admit it, but, that hopefulness is the exact kind of positivity that he does actually like. that he admires, sometimes. it was the same way that roi saw the world, and...crick, too.
he huffs a little bit of a laugh at the comment, mouth pulling into a fond smile as he pats his chest with his free hand. ]
Should I be saying that to you?
[ he could not carry him
but temenos does start to get up, stretching like a cat before he rights himself properly - once he's up, he offers axel his hand. ] Come along.
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'And that won't stop,' Comes his own thought bubble in turn, in a bit of defiance. He refuses to believe in the reality where they die before they can settle their business. Even if neither of them could prevent anyone else's actions from making that a certainty.
Even if in his heart he has worries too.
But, he will have hope. And believe that it will manifest, until even that is shattered into pieces. Feeling that squeeze, he likes to believe Temenos too has those very same hopes...buried under a sea of cynicism maybe, but hey! ]
Just like we don't have much longer left of the night. Which, speaking of which, do you wanna be carried off to bed?
[ Axel is joking. His injuries this week wouldn't allow that. ]
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he huffs a little bit of a laugh at the comment, mouth pulling into a fond smile as he pats his chest with his free hand. ]
Should I be saying that to you?
[ he could not carry him
but temenos does start to get up, stretching like a cat before he rights himself properly - once he's up, he offers axel his hand. ] Come along.
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...Something tells me you'd have some difficulty with that.
[ A snort leaves him regardless, but...
He reaches to take hold of the hand, fingers wrapping along it, and so begins to come along, straight to their rooms, for a much well-needed rest. ]