[open] i can't forget it

[franciscoramon]

who: cisco + anyone!
what: catch-all & soulmate stuff
when: september
where: anywhere; if you want a starter, please hit me up at platoapproved!
warnings: will add as needed

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[spellslots]

[It's a relief to have something else to focus on, something that he doesn't have to actually think about or respond to, because both of those things are a long way away from something that he's capable of doing. Listening, though, he can do, and it's helping to take the edge off the tension that had settled in his chest even after the fight is long over. His breathing, which had been a little rough, evens out as Cisco talks, slowing down to a more sedate pace that says a lot about how worn out he is.

If he was human this might be where he'd doze off, but he isn't so he doesn't, though it's a near thing. Cisco isn't family, not the way the IPRE are, not the way Lup is, but he's someone that Taako trusts enough to truly let his guard down around. There's still a part of him that expects that to bite him in the ass someday, but he hopes it doesn't.

By the time Cisco's story is wrapped up, the urge to cry has (mostly) passed and the shitty feelings have subsided to a manageable level, at least for the moment. Taako gently extracts himself from the embrace, leaning back and scrubbing at his face to try to shove away a little of that exhaustion.]

Thank you.

[Thank you and I'm sorry are two things that Taako doesn't say a lot, but this is important enough to break his own little rule about owing people shit or admitting he needed help or whatever the issue with showing gratitude is.]

[franciscoramon]

[ Cisco has been holding Taako for long enough that it feels strange for the first moment or two, after he moves. But when Cisco gets a look at him, Taako looks... better. Not good, by any stretch, but less fragile. Less like he is holding himself together with both hands.

He can tell the difference, between that thank you and the kind of casual thanks pumpkin that Taako would toss out easily if Cisco handed him his hat or brought him a mug of tea. This is a thank you with some weight, and he doesn't take that lightly. But he doesn't want to make a fuss over it, either, so he just smiles softly and says: ]

Anytime.

[ It's only a moment after that that Cisco hears the sound of the door open - Lup, returning from her errands, which seems like a good time to excuse himself. He wasn't about to leave Taako on his own, but if Lup is there, Cisco knows she will take care of her brother. So he says a quick goodbye and, with one last glance over his shoulder at Taako sitting on that couch, looking small and wan, he leaves. ]