[He just about thinks she's going to leave him be as the lights darken and the room settles into silence. Anyone else would, after all. He said he's fine, he's rolled away, he's wrapped up and about to attempt sleep, or at least Trance for another hour, so why would anyone doubt him?
Because they know him better, that's why.
When her weight settles against him, one arm around him, he lets out a shaky breath through barely parted lips. He won't let her see him, that's too much, but he will relax into her touch, comforted by her closeness even as his brain revolts against a very simple and heavy fact: he forgot her.
Only for a moment. Just the barest of breaths. But it was enough, and he can feel that emptiness crushing in on him again. He can remember the moment when all thoughts of her turned to static as Barry asked him what they'd do if they couldn't find her.
Who?
He woke up and heard her moving and that had been his first thought again and he just--
Taako squeezes his eyes shut and he feels the icy chill of that lurking figure at the corners of his dreams start to come back, creeping in with the darkness. The panic rips through him again and he shakes his head to clear the image.]
Wasn't lying - technically. Once I was awake, I was fine.
[Mostly. He can't tell Lup about the blips in his memory. It would break her heart to know and that was dangerous. He was generally fine. Mostly. ....Usually. It was fine. He was fine. He could sound like it at least.]
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Because they know him better, that's why.
When her weight settles against him, one arm around him, he lets out a shaky breath through barely parted lips. He won't let her see him, that's too much, but he will relax into her touch, comforted by her closeness even as his brain revolts against a very simple and heavy fact: he forgot her.
Only for a moment. Just the barest of breaths. But it was enough, and he can feel that emptiness crushing in on him again. He can remember the moment when all thoughts of her turned to static as Barry asked him what they'd do if they couldn't find her.
Who?
He woke up and heard her moving and that had been his first thought again and he just--
Taako squeezes his eyes shut and he feels the icy chill of that lurking figure at the corners of his dreams start to come back, creeping in with the darkness. The panic rips through him again and he shakes his head to clear the image.]
Wasn't lying - technically. Once I was awake, I was fine.
[Mostly. He can't tell Lup about the blips in his memory. It would break her heart to know and that was dangerous. He was generally fine. Mostly. ....Usually. It was fine. He was fine. He could sound like it at least.]
So don't call me an asshole, jerkus.