[ the little quip makes all this feel just a bit lighter, despite everything — and charles smiles at him, brushes his thumb against his cheek as junpei leans against his hand. ] Nah, the crows don't talk. Only cats do.
[ but enough about that... there's a moment he feels yet another wave of overwhelming sadness for junpei and the way he may know this, the timelines not being something he should deal with... and yet he's still forced to know of them, know that he could try, but has to choose not to do it.
instead of crying about it this time, though, charles moves his hand to the back of junpei's neck, pulls him down enough so he can lift his head to give him a gentle kiss. ]
Good. And any time you need a reminder, well... I'm here.
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[ but enough about that... there's a moment he feels yet another wave of overwhelming sadness for junpei and the way he may know this, the timelines not being something he should deal with... and yet he's still forced to know of them, know that he could try, but has to choose not to do it.
instead of crying about it this time, though, charles moves his hand to the back of junpei's neck, pulls him down enough so he can lift his head to give him a gentle kiss. ]
Good. And any time you need a reminder, well... I'm here.