[That's all he needs to hear. That's all he wants to set the universe right again, and Henry raises his eyes to meet Alec's, once more showing an expression that is so, so rarely on display for anyone else. It's the look of a man wrung-dry, vulnerable, and who had been seeking something lost, and...
It's relief. Finally.
One hand drops to Alec's shoulder to anchor himself there. The other fists into the front of his shirt in kind. His head feels clearer now, the pain swept away, but the last mote of stubborn strength he possessed, pushing him forward, feels as though it dissipates in a single breath.
Henry is practically clinging.]
You're back. I thought you were gone. I thought I was...
[Left alone again. Robbed of a future, a promise.]
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It's relief. Finally.
One hand drops to Alec's shoulder to anchor himself there. The other fists into the front of his shirt in kind. His head feels clearer now, the pain swept away, but the last mote of stubborn strength he possessed, pushing him forward, feels as though it dissipates in a single breath.
Henry is practically clinging.]
You're back. I thought you were gone. I thought I was...
[Left alone again. Robbed of a future, a promise.]