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"I'm making tea." Arrow says decisively, ushering Fox into the living room. "You talk while I prepare." He walks over and begins to boil the water.

Arrow nods. "What did you want to do?" he asks. "I mean I know you wanted to avoid Wind, but.." he trails off, not really sure he knows how to handle this, but wanting to be there for Fox anyway.

"Don't run off. That won't solve anything." Arrow says, mostly because he doesn't want Fox to leave, like Wind did. "You could ask for a few extra days off though, I'm sure they'd give them to you. That'll give you a bit of extra time to get used to all of this." He gives Fox a cup of tea. "If you want, you can stick around here for a while, because they won't expect to find you here. I mean, if they come looking."

Arrow settles down beside him, still a little bleary eyed and sleepy. "It's alright." he says, taking a sip from his own cup of tea. He hasn't yet realized how scantily he's dressed. "Maybe we could even take a walk later, when I'm a little more awake. That way if they do come looking, they still won't find you."

Arrow puts down his tea and moves closer to Fox. He wraps his arms around the adept gently, trying not to scare him away. "Does being close to Wind hurt you that much?" he asks. All of his usual arrogance and cheer is gone with that sentence, leaving behind only worry and astonishment. Fox had always seemed so strong, but at this moment he seemed like if one more bad thing happened to him, he'd fall to pieces. Arrow absently strokes his hair, smelling his toxic scent at the same time.

Arrow decides to push a little further into Fox's psyche. "What are you trying to hide, exactly?" he asks gently, continuing to stroke fox's hair.

"But you love Wind. Everyone knew that, and even if you don't want to anymore, you still do." Arrow states. "It's not yuor fault you're feeling this way, love. Anyone would." He gives Fox a tight squeeze and then returns to just holding him gently.