[sorry, bro, Dave's had a sufficient amount of time hand holding and practicing, getting better at hugs in general, that he's practically an expert now. an expert at crushing rib cages. or, to put it a different way, Ryuji's sort of the one responsible for helping him achieve this level of embrace efficiency. embraciency. he is, in fact, one of the reasons he's being pancaked so well in this moment. excellent work!]
Yeah. I mean, I kinda like the idea of a nautical theme, now that I'm thinking about it. [there is a torn net already pinned to the wall, after all.]
[and there's suddenly a lot of new things to be thinking about — places to start looking if he's going to keep this promise he just silently made. Dave isn't willing to leave universe hopping to fate a third time, largely because the whole point is to kick the whole concept of fate to the curb, and also because ... well, he doesn't really want being left behind to be an option at all. and if he's going to do this right, then he's probably got a lot of work ahead of him.]
[he'll worry about that tomorrow, though. for now, there's probably something to be said about the way he's sort of refusing to let go, even if he does shift, grip slackening slightly so he can properly rest his head on Ryuji's shoulder, forehead just brushing lightly against his neck. that's not really so much the position one should assume when trying to be emotionally comforting to someone who accidentally destroyed ramen, but it is a state of being that felt completely natural to slip into. and maybe that's a comfort in itself — like maybe the way they are right now is one of the many ways he sees Ryuji as home, too.]
Hey ... are you tired? M'really tired. [that's not a hint to leave at all. if anything, Dave seems to have already settled in for the night, right where he is.]
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Yeah. I mean, I kinda like the idea of a nautical theme, now that I'm thinking about it. [there is a torn net already pinned to the wall, after all.]
[and there's suddenly a lot of new things to be thinking about — places to start looking if he's going to keep this promise he just silently made. Dave isn't willing to leave universe hopping to fate a third time, largely because the whole point is to kick the whole concept of fate to the curb, and also because ... well, he doesn't really want being left behind to be an option at all. and if he's going to do this right, then he's probably got a lot of work ahead of him.]
[he'll worry about that tomorrow, though. for now, there's probably something to be said about the way he's sort of refusing to let go, even if he does shift, grip slackening slightly so he can properly rest his head on Ryuji's shoulder, forehead just brushing lightly against his neck. that's not really so much the position one should assume when trying to be emotionally comforting to someone who accidentally destroyed ramen, but it is a state of being that felt completely natural to slip into. and maybe that's a comfort in itself — like maybe the way they are right now is one of the many ways he sees Ryuji as home, too.]
Hey ... are you tired? M'really tired. [that's not a hint to leave at all. if anything, Dave seems to have already settled in for the night, right where he is.]