[Viktor shifts and Octavian looses his grip just enough to let him— who knew he had that much of a hug in him before this very moment, he certainly didn't— and they could say nothing else at all here, and it would be alright. Octavian could simply watch Viktor for another few hours, a full day— enough time to fully process that he is here and alive and moving. Even reaching for his crutch is momentarily the most mesmerizing thing in the universe.
He remembers belatedly to blink and does so a few times in quick succession, tilting his head to lean against Viktor's. Immediately, he says...
It's not the sort of thing that deserves a stupid quip, so instead,] Stay here a while.
[Because Octavian missed him, yes, and he has a whole week of looking at him and touching him quietly to make up, but more than that: no one in this ridiculous city has an appropriate relationship with death, and he would not see Viktor try to work his way through this particular wreckage on his own.
And also the other things. He opens his mouth to say something else and his tablet begins to beep, the sharp chirp cutting him off. Ah, yes,]
I had set a timer. After your message.
[Normal things to do. Would that he could turn that off without having to actually move, hm, it's just going...]
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He remembers belatedly to blink and does so a few times in quick succession, tilting his head to lean against Viktor's. Immediately, he says...
It's not the sort of thing that deserves a stupid quip, so instead,] Stay here a while.
[Because Octavian missed him, yes, and he has a whole week of looking at him and touching him quietly to make up, but more than that: no one in this ridiculous city has an appropriate relationship with death, and he would not see Viktor try to work his way through this particular wreckage on his own.
And also the other things. He opens his mouth to say something else and his tablet begins to beep, the sharp chirp cutting him off. Ah, yes,]
I had set a timer. After your message.
[Normal things to do. Would that he could turn that off without having to actually move, hm, it's just going...]