[ He can feel Dick give again, easing against him as the weight of the revelation settles over the both of them. Sadness doesn't do it justice, not here in the harrowing liminal space between time and space.
Not long ago, Fitz said that being with all of the displaced has touched his heart — even though he knows their togetherness is a fragile thing.
'Cause time is nothing.
Before awakening here, Fitz had been alone for so long, without any of the comforts he shares with Dick now. Physical touch, understanding. His embrace only firms as Dick implicitly suggest he won't pull away. You don't have to means I'll let you, which is rather brave, if you think about it. It takes strength to allow others to walk the path alongside you, knowing what they'll see along the way. And Fitz can already feel the foreign pain, seeping into his bones. ]
I know. [ that Dick wouldn't push this, that he'd never want to be a burden on others. He's a good man — and a better friend. ] S'okay. [ offered through the choked feeling in his throat, not his own until it is. ] Want to.
[ and that's it. He'll let his head tip, as aligned with Dick as he can be, so that he can share the ache. ]
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Not long ago, Fitz said that being with all of the displaced has touched his heart — even though he knows their togetherness is a fragile thing.
'Cause time is nothing.
Before awakening here, Fitz had been alone for so long, without any of the comforts he shares with Dick now. Physical touch, understanding. His embrace only firms as Dick implicitly suggest he won't pull away. You don't have to means I'll let you, which is rather brave, if you think about it. It takes strength to allow others to walk the path alongside you, knowing what they'll see along the way. And Fitz can already feel the foreign pain, seeping into his bones. ]
I know. [ that Dick wouldn't push this, that he'd never want to be a burden on others. He's a good man — and a better friend. ] S'okay. [ offered through the choked feeling in his throat, not his own until it is. ] Want to.
[ and that's it. He'll let his head tip, as aligned with Dick as he can be, so that he can share the ache. ]