[ Kaveh fights the urge to flinch away from that hand on his shoulder. Alhaitham isn't doing anything wrong, but every little part of him is arguing that the other won't want to touch him once he knows why the architect is here, andβ
His fingers twine in his own lap, twisting and anxious. ]
I'm afraid to ruin it again.
[ The emotion in his voice is thicker now, despite his best efforts. And there's no doubt at all that Alhaitham will recognize the implication in his words, the acknowledgement that the person who chose to let them break the first time was Kaveh all alongβ something he's always known deep down, but has refused to admit to his once-friend's face until right now. ]
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His fingers twine in his own lap, twisting and anxious. ]
I'm afraid to ruin it again.
[ The emotion in his voice is thicker now, despite his best efforts. And there's no doubt at all that Alhaitham will recognize the implication in his words, the acknowledgement that the person who chose to let them break the first time was Kaveh all alongβ something he's always known deep down, but has refused to admit to his once-friend's face until right now. ]