It took breaking the strap itself for him to be free of the pack, and it was only then that he could struggle any measure towards Gabe, which he was in desperate need of. All of their near death experiences together had somehow involved them cuddling desperately together, holding onto one another. It helped that Gabe was hauling him over, and he scrambled lamely to sit up and huddle in close next to Reyes leaning on the bed. He shifted the jacket that hadn't even put his arms through and turned it around to drape over their fronts.
Honestly, he should stumble off to grab dry towels and to turn up the heat in this place (assuming it even worked), but once he was settled against Reyes, he was finished all over again. Instead, his arms curled around the older man with a weakness unlike him, fingers curling into Gabe's jacket and what remained of his hoodie to just hold on.
He buried his face into Reyes' neck, as much for warmth as assurances. Everywhere hurt, even their bond. They were alive by the skin of their teeth, wounded physically and emotionally. "...'m sorry..." he mumbled softly, starting to tremble for entirely unrelated heat-generating reasons. He tucked his legs up close to Gabe. "...I should have..." Done what? He hadn't seen this coming. Gabe obviously hadn't either.
Now they had nothing but each other. "Need you too."
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Date: 2019-05-05 03:40 am (UTC)Honestly, he should stumble off to grab dry towels and to turn up the heat in this place (assuming it even worked), but once he was settled against Reyes, he was finished all over again. Instead, his arms curled around the older man with a weakness unlike him, fingers curling into Gabe's jacket and what remained of his hoodie to just hold on.
He buried his face into Reyes' neck, as much for warmth as assurances. Everywhere hurt, even their bond. They were alive by the skin of their teeth, wounded physically and emotionally. "...'m sorry..." he mumbled softly, starting to tremble for entirely unrelated heat-generating reasons. He tucked his legs up close to Gabe. "...I should have..." Done what? He hadn't seen this coming. Gabe obviously hadn't either.
Now they had nothing but each other. "Need you too."