[ he rustles instinctively, lips pulling into a tight frown at the simple (and painfully casual) implication that he wouldn't be able to wait, or (worse) that he would even think to cheat. he gives the other boy the benefit of the doubt — that what he meant isn't what it sounded like — if only because he really doesn't want to end up fighting again.
still, he feels the need to clear it up: ]
I'm not like that when I'm with someone.
[ it sounds almost like a promise, but he isn't asking keith to wait, because keith isn't asking him to wait in turn. despite the urge he feels, despite the solace and the comfort it might offer either of them, it wouldn't be fair to anyone involved. ]
I know you'll be okay. You always are. [ because they're paladins, they're survivors in their own right, and they will keep doing what they have to do, while they have to do it.
he attempts another smile, and holds a hand out. there really isn't much left to say now, is there? ]
[The clarification is unnecessary, in part because Keith wants to blurt out that that isn't his point. Lance should be with someone who's ready to be with him, and it's clear that at this time, Keith doesn't fill that. He might never fill it. It's hard to say. His eyebrows pinch for a moment and he decides to let it go, knowing that it would start another conversation that they don't have enough time to have.
Which is really the issue at hand here: the lack of time. They can't talk. They won't have the chance to talk. Heck, they may have come out of this wanting this break even if Lance hadn't left, but it accelerated matters. It left them with very little choice in the matter.]
See you later, [he decides upon in the end, gripping Lance's hand.]
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still, he feels the need to clear it up: ]
I'm not like that when I'm with someone.
[ it sounds almost like a promise, but he isn't asking keith to wait, because keith isn't asking him to wait in turn. despite the urge he feels, despite the solace and the comfort it might offer either of them, it wouldn't be fair to anyone involved. ]
I know you'll be okay. You always are. [ because they're paladins, they're survivors in their own right, and they will keep doing what they have to do, while they have to do it.
he attempts another smile, and holds a hand out. there really isn't much left to say now, is there? ]
See you later?
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Which is really the issue at hand here: the lack of time. They can't talk. They won't have the chance to talk. Heck, they may have come out of this wanting this break even if Lance hadn't left, but it accelerated matters. It left them with very little choice in the matter.]
See you later, [he decides upon in the end, gripping Lance's hand.]