[That fight again. No explanation is needed; there's only one fight that ends in tears and feels heavy in Okuyasu's chest when he thinks about it. He doesn't much; it's in the past and resolved, he's here now, but occasionally the split-second awareness of having most of his middle removed gives him pause when he looks in the mirror and all of him is still there without a scratch. Josuke is really amazing.
And really upset. Last time Okuyasu shrugged it off and let him play it cool, but in the dark and alone in a strange city, without the adrenaline of a fight, Josuke crying kinda-sorta on his shoulder is a lot more real. He scoffs quietly - stop trying to be sorry - and shifts to get his other arm around Josuke now with only a little nudging at him to work with him, here.]
Man, fuck waking me up. I don't care about that.
[It's hard to find the right words to say at this point. About this thing. He's bad with words and better with actions, pulling Josuke closer to him for the sake of it and to let him hide his obvious crying more easily. It's the principle of the thing.]
... I'm okay. [None of that adrenaline-fueled bluster this time; just the plain words, quiet for only Josuke to hear even though they're utterly alone in this place.] And I'm staying right here. Okay?
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And really upset. Last time Okuyasu shrugged it off and let him play it cool, but in the dark and alone in a strange city, without the adrenaline of a fight, Josuke crying kinda-sorta on his shoulder is a lot more real. He scoffs quietly - stop trying to be sorry - and shifts to get his other arm around Josuke now with only a little nudging at him to work with him, here.]
Man, fuck waking me up. I don't care about that.
[It's hard to find the right words to say at this point. About this thing. He's bad with words and better with actions, pulling Josuke closer to him for the sake of it and to let him hide his obvious crying more easily. It's the principle of the thing.]
... I'm okay. [None of that adrenaline-fueled bluster this time; just the plain words, quiet for only Josuke to hear even though they're utterly alone in this place.] And I'm staying right here. Okay?