[He does manage to take some scant comfort from the hand in his hair. It's something his father would do when he was younger- back when the only things he had to worry about were pretend monsters in his nightmares rather than the very real one he created himself.
Fern offers him forgiveness without pretence. Without lessening the blame. He doesn't think he could bear that right now. Because even if he wouldn't have reacted like this without the town pulling at those strings- it didn't put the strings there. They were a part of him already. He was a danger long before he came to this place. ]
Thank you.
[For forgiving him. For not abandoning him- as much as he absolutely deserves it. He knows eventually, he's going to have to take stock of everything in this town. Over what and who he has left in the wreckage of everything he's done. Knowing he still has Fern means more than he can put into words. He sucks in a shaky breath, instantly regretting it as it brings on another coughing fit. He pulls away just so he doesn't end up coughing all over his friend, trying to catch his breath again. Yeesh. Once he stops, once he has his breath again, he focuses on what's important. Which is decidedly not him right now. ]
Are you- [Well. He's obviously not okay.] Did you get hurt any more? Did anyone attack you?
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Fern offers him forgiveness without pretence. Without lessening the blame. He doesn't think he could bear that right now. Because even if he wouldn't have reacted like this without the town pulling at those strings- it didn't put the strings there. They were a part of him already. He was a danger long before he came to this place. ]
Thank you.
[For forgiving him. For not abandoning him- as much as he absolutely deserves it. He knows eventually, he's going to have to take stock of everything in this town. Over what and who he has left in the wreckage of everything he's done. Knowing he still has Fern means more than he can put into words. He sucks in a shaky breath, instantly regretting it as it brings on another coughing fit. He pulls away just so he doesn't end up coughing all over his friend, trying to catch his breath again. Yeesh. Once he stops, once he has his breath again, he focuses on what's important. Which is decidedly not him right now. ]
Are you- [Well. He's obviously not okay.] Did you get hurt any more? Did anyone attack you?