[If he thought you looked totally pathetic, he wouldn't have been holding it against you. And he'd likely be showing it in stranger ways, for a Strider. Like pointedly asking him if he needs anything. So far though, having a brother alive and talking, even if he's ill, isn't alarming.
Not when he's had to deal with worse. He doesn't twitch a muscle at the scrutiny, but he does raise his hand over his arm, fingers brushing skin and mentally berates himself.
He'd grabbed the tank and not the t-shirt in his haste, in his distraction. That wasn't a conversation he was looking to have. How was he even supposed to encompass everything it meant?]
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Not when he's had to deal with worse. He doesn't twitch a muscle at the scrutiny, but he does raise his hand over his arm, fingers brushing skin and mentally berates himself.
He'd grabbed the tank and not the t-shirt in his haste, in his distraction. That wasn't a conversation he was looking to have. How was he even supposed to encompass everything it meant?]
...It's kind of a big deal.