The words make something in him constrict. Makes a flood of anger well up inside where before there had been nothing short of despair and loss and who knows what else and he opens his mouth to say something out of reflex, whirling around to face him. But it never gets a chance to leave his lips and he's left gawking mid-thought as the rest comes tumbling out and all the pieces fall into place.
A new feeling snags at his heart, grasps it tighter than anything he's felt in a long time as it all comes to the surface, naked with truth. There's no denying what he's been omitting. There's no denying what he's been writing off. Jim's seen it plain as day. All the hints were there, but he'd never said anything. Not until now. And Zack's rendered speechless now for very different reasons, mouth closing and the hand that had started to raise and reach starts to fall before it pauses in mid-air.
'-not enough if you leave me-'
Zack reaches just a little further though he dares not put his hand on his shoulder right then, bright mako eyes searching. His voice carries more carefully than it's been in a long time. ]
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The words make something in him constrict. Makes a flood of anger well up inside where before there had been nothing short of despair and loss and who knows what else and he opens his mouth to say something out of reflex, whirling around to face him. But it never gets a chance to leave his lips and he's left gawking mid-thought as the rest comes tumbling out and all the pieces fall into place.
A new feeling snags at his heart, grasps it tighter than anything he's felt in a long time as it all comes to the surface, naked with truth. There's no denying what he's been omitting. There's no denying what he's been writing off. Jim's seen it plain as day. All the hints were there, but he'd never said anything. Not until now. And Zack's rendered speechless now for very different reasons, mouth closing and the hand that had started to raise and reach starts to fall before it pauses in mid-air.
'-not enough if you leave me-'
Zack reaches just a little further though he dares not put his hand on his shoulder right then, bright mako eyes searching. His voice carries more carefully than it's been in a long time. ]
Do you seriously think I'd want to leave you?