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 Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 7:55 pm
“Oh,” Devyn said, as if Michael had said something profound. “You’re right.”
He wasn’t going to argue that he should try to rest, and after Michael had been so kind to him already he didn’t want to say that he doubted he’d be able to. But, he could try. Especially if that’s what Michael wanted for him.
“Do you really mean years?” he asked, just to make sure. “I’m impressed. The most I’ve been able to get out of any light source is two weeks. Seems like you’ve all got so much more figured out than I have. I’ll find a way to make it back. Now that I know there is one. And that there’s a reason to."
There were too many thoughts floating around in his head to touch on all of them in any brief amount of time. He fell quiet, but only for a second, and decided he'd say only the most important one. "Thank you for looking after me.”
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 8:42 pm
“I really mean years,” Michael confirmed as another smile pulled at his lips. He hated that it was impressive for something to last that long. Hated that it was apparently so dangerous back on Devyn’s world that he needed something to keep the shadows at bay.
His chest ached. Indigestion again? Something felt like it was pulling at him, different than how the orb had seemed to skip in its steady pulse for a moment.
Ask him to stay.
Tell him to wait until you have a better plan to help him.
Michael lifted his hand to rub at his chest again. His own heart felt like it was racing for no reason. Something desperate calling out that he didn’t fully understand.
He barely knew Devyn, after all. He knew he was important to the person that his starseed used to belong to. More than just important.
...tell him to do what he has to, and that you support him and trust his decisions.
The final thought was more subdued than the first two, like resignation setting in. Acceptance.
“Don’t mention it,” Michael shrugged instead, finally lowering his hand from his chest as his heart seemed to settle. “Sleep well, Devyn.”
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