[ Joonghyuk doesn't say anything to the first part... What is there to say? No words can truly soothe the ache and it seems his blood agrees. When Kaeya looks over, he can make out some letters.
I t wan 't e n ough.
At least the wolves are trying to have fun. Niah continues to wrestle Polaris down, play biting him if necessary. ]
At least the people here are so willing to help with supplies. [ Free stuff! ] Tell me a secret.
[ the words touch down on the snow, and kaeya feels a sting run through him. his eye narrows briefly before it closes. niah and polaris rustle around in the snow, and he can feel the chill in his hindbrain, through the link with his daemon. the anxiety exhausts itself through play, open-jawed and pawing frantically.
tell me a secret.
his lips press thinly together before he steps forward in the snow. yoo joonghyuk walks a quiet line and he meets him toe to toe, close enough that the secret stays between the both of them, muted by the sound of polaris kicking up snow and pouncing. secrets can be bartered and traded, kaeya knows this, and he lifts his head. ]
I am very deeply ashamed of this right eye of mine.
[ a finger lifts, gently indicating the new patch he wears, less ornate than the one he first arrived with, purely functional at this point. ]
[ He had hoped it would be a silly secret, one he could make fun of and they would have some kind of laugh after everything, but it is solemn... Morose. Joonghyuk frowns and looks over to the patch and doesn't take a step back despite Kaeya being close. He's used to this now.
He's aware he's used to this. ]
... Is there a reason why?
[ The play fighting ends when Niah just tackles Polaris down and sinks on him. ]
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I t wan 't e n ough.
At least the wolves are trying to have fun. Niah continues to wrestle Polaris down, play biting him if necessary. ]
At least the people here are so willing to help with supplies. [ Free stuff! ] Tell me a secret.
[ To pass the time. ]
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tell me a secret.
his lips press thinly together before he steps forward in the snow. yoo joonghyuk walks a quiet line and he meets him toe to toe, close enough that the secret stays between the both of them, muted by the sound of polaris kicking up snow and pouncing. secrets can be bartered and traded, kaeya knows this, and he lifts his head. ]
I am very deeply ashamed of this right eye of mine.
[ a finger lifts, gently indicating the new patch he wears, less ornate than the one he first arrived with, purely functional at this point. ]
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He's aware he's used to this. ]
... Is there a reason why?
[ The play fighting ends when Niah just tackles Polaris down and sinks on him. ]
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It reminds me of a choice I made. And I carry that choice with me now every day.
[ polaris sinks into the snow with a heavy breath, teething at niah's jaw, at his muzzle. the sound that leaves him is soft and winding. ]
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… Like a reminder, every waking day.
[ He sighs as he looks at the blood pooling under them. Little inky letters lost in the crimson red. ]
I suppose I can say that for my current wound, too, but I can’t have regrets anymore.