[ Joshua's kindness impresses on Dion once more, just as it had when they were boys, just as it had when he learned of what Joshua endured trying to save him from himself. It isn't something he finds himself at all deserving of, yet he knows the futility of voicing such a thought. Still, something does bear saying.
He parts his hands, if only to catch Joshua's between them. For but a moment he allows himself to soak in the simple warmth of that touch, that confirmation that he is indeed here once again. That he remembers the last time was more than Dion could let himself hope for, when such things were entirely out of their influence. ]
I am given to worrying, but you are not responsible for that.
[ It is only natural to worry for someone he cares about. Someone he'd already mourned the loss of once before, even if years later that loss proved to be false. Joshua is here and whole. He could do no more than this and Dion would only be grateful. ]
Nor are you alone.
[ Perhaps Joshua doesn't need the reminder, yet it bears saying. Dion still owes him so much even now, and the thought that he might shoulder more burdens on his behalf naturally concerns him. ]
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He parts his hands, if only to catch Joshua's between them. For but a moment he allows himself to soak in the simple warmth of that touch, that confirmation that he is indeed here once again. That he remembers the last time was more than Dion could let himself hope for, when such things were entirely out of their influence. ]
I am given to worrying, but you are not responsible for that.
[ It is only natural to worry for someone he cares about. Someone he'd already mourned the loss of once before, even if years later that loss proved to be false. Joshua is here and whole. He could do no more than this and Dion would only be grateful. ]
Nor are you alone.
[ Perhaps Joshua doesn't need the reminder, yet it bears saying. Dion still owes him so much even now, and the thought that he might shoulder more burdens on his behalf naturally concerns him. ]