[If anything, he doesn't really think about any of that stuff Dave is panicking over, it's mostly just relief that he's still texting him, that he's conscious.
His stomach feels all sorts of twisted, in that way he felt when Dave was paralyzed in zero gravity. The same type that had him rambling to Dave about god knows what, just to hear his own voice and calm himself down. He's such an emotional mess sometimes, and even then, looking back, it was something of a comfort to use him as a backpack. Because that's a physical connection, and as damning as it was comforting at the same time. But he can't pull Dave close when they're separated by an entire planet and moon, and he just feels awful that he's not there.
Because, really, for as dumb as Ryuji could be, there's only a few reasons he could imagine being yanked up back to base, and he knows when his gut is telling him something that it's usually right.]
Yeah, don't worry, I'll be here
Got a real fuzzy blanket with your name on it and all
[No, that's not...
He sighs, because in his anxiety, he's doing that thing he does where he tries downplay something that's meaningful to him to not let people see his own worry. He tries this again.]
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His stomach feels all sorts of twisted, in that way he felt when Dave was paralyzed in zero gravity. The same type that had him rambling to Dave about god knows what, just to hear his own voice and calm himself down. He's such an emotional mess sometimes, and even then, looking back, it was something of a comfort to use him as a backpack. Because that's a physical connection, and as damning as it was comforting at the same time. But he can't pull Dave close when they're separated by an entire planet and moon, and he just feels awful that he's not there.
Because, really, for as dumb as Ryuji could be, there's only a few reasons he could imagine being yanked up back to base, and he knows when his gut is telling him something that it's usually right.]
Yeah, don't worry, I'll be here
Got a real fuzzy blanket with your name on it and all
[No, that's not...
He sighs, because in his anxiety, he's doing that thing he does where he tries downplay something that's meaningful to him to not let people see his own worry. He tries this again.]
Skip the snacks
The only thing I want right now is you
Are you okay?