[Okay. Glib comments are really only going to carry them so far. He doesn't do this. He doesn't do heartfelt conversations about feelings. Luckily, not having an excessive amount of them means that he doesn't have to. But they've already been through this when House had been helpless to stop expressing himself. Now they're here, the silence around them as deep as the cold in the air. It's just two of them. Alone. Alone and nothing but the night ahead, quiet breaths, skin pressed to skin, the scent of soap.
He's quiet for long enough that Will might wonder if he's actually going to say anything else. When he does, his voice is quieter. He's still turned away.]
I've screwed up every relationship I've ever been in. I can't... afford to screw this one up.
[Not when he can see 'final boss' written all over the exit to the Bunker in his mind's eye. Not when losing Will now for whatever reason, might well be the straw that breaks the camel's back. The man is important enough. They don't need to add another crippling layer to that.]
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[Okay. Glib comments are really only going to carry them so far. He doesn't do this. He doesn't do heartfelt conversations about feelings. Luckily, not having an excessive amount of them means that he doesn't have to. But they've already been through this when House had been helpless to stop expressing himself. Now they're here, the silence around them as deep as the cold in the air. It's just two of them. Alone. Alone and nothing but the night ahead, quiet breaths, skin pressed to skin, the scent of soap.
He's quiet for long enough that Will might wonder if he's actually going to say anything else. When he does, his voice is quieter. He's still turned away.]
I've screwed up every relationship I've ever been in. I can't... afford to screw this one up.
[Not when he can see 'final boss' written all over the exit to the Bunker in his mind's eye. Not when losing Will now for whatever reason, might well be the straw that breaks the camel's back. The man is important enough. They don't need to add another crippling layer to that.]