[ ivan is expecting a punch, not… this, and so he braces himself incorrectly for it. ivan stumbles backward onto his ass, and once the initial shock subsides, his palm comes up to cradle his forehead, but abandons that after the first second; it’s too tender.
he blinks hard, shakes his head a little. it feels like his brain is rattling around inside his skull, but it isn’t the worst pain he’s ever felt.
they both know that.
he’s put together enough to listen to and catch what till is saying.
never felt that much…?
ivan’s voice is flat, but it isn’t from lack of emotion. ]
directly to jail for that
he blinks hard, shakes his head a little. it feels like his brain is rattling around inside his skull, but it isn’t the worst pain he’s ever felt.
they both know that.
he’s put together enough to listen to and catch what till is saying.
never felt that much…?
ivan’s voice is flat, but it isn’t from lack of emotion. ]
…I’m sure it was shocking. I’m sorry.