[because he fell out of bed. get it. that ... was definitely meant as a joke, a really dumb way of saying that he is cool with that kinda idiot, because Ryuji made the effort of shuffling down the hallway to check on him instead of holing up and hiding like Dave did. and he's sort of stumbling toward fully having that realization, and then trying to make up for it, especially when he catches sight of what the virus is doing to Ryuji. he won't be able to stop himself from worrying that he messed something up.]
[but here's something else that the two of them kind of have in common: when you turbo torch all of Dave's defensive barriers, the stubborn leftovers of a really toxic influence that still need squashing, the guy that's left behind is completely desperate for affection. and that's even though it's something he's also not really all that used to.]
[so he probably doesn't realize exactly how heavily he's leaning into Ryuji's hand there, and it definitely is not just because he's sick. but he's decided to shift his focus on making sure Ryuji isn't also a towering teenage inferno instead.]
Uh. You're cool now though, right? [literally and figuratively. Dave even lifts a hand to reciprocate, and it's likely a little bit awkward. it's hard to tell what a fevered forehead is supposed to feel like when it's someone else's forehead, but he's just going to have to figure it out.]
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[because he fell out of bed. get it. that ... was definitely meant as a joke, a really dumb way of saying that he is cool with that kinda idiot, because Ryuji made the effort of shuffling down the hallway to check on him instead of holing up and hiding like Dave did. and he's sort of stumbling toward fully having that realization, and then trying to make up for it, especially when he catches sight of what the virus is doing to Ryuji. he won't be able to stop himself from worrying that he messed something up.]
[but here's something else that the two of them kind of have in common: when you turbo torch all of Dave's defensive barriers, the stubborn leftovers of a really toxic influence that still need squashing, the guy that's left behind is completely desperate for affection. and that's even though it's something he's also not really all that used to.]
[so he probably doesn't realize exactly how heavily he's leaning into Ryuji's hand there, and it definitely is not just because he's sick. but he's decided to shift his focus on making sure Ryuji isn't also a towering teenage inferno instead.]
Uh. You're cool now though, right? [literally and figuratively. Dave even lifts a hand to reciprocate, and it's likely a little bit awkward. it's hard to tell what a fevered forehead is supposed to feel like when it's someone else's forehead, but he's just going to have to figure it out.]