[As much as he likes hearing it, he really isn't certain what to do with it today; some days are better than others on the speaking front, and this is not one of those days.
...If he reaches out to pet your hair, will you be quiet and stop overstimulating him for a little while...]
[Today isn't a words day, got it. That's alright though, he still looks very pleased and he immediately leans into that. It's nice, he really does enjoy the hair-playing.
And he'll actually shut up for once, since he's already planning on embarrassing you horribly for Christmas. Consider this your warning!!]
[He knows Jaeger likes it; it's why he does it so often. That, and the fact that he's still not...great with physical contact otherwise. But this is nice, and it's easy, and at this point Wesker enjoys doing it.
So he's content to just do this in silence for a while; he's entirely aware that he's going to spend most of Christmas wanting to die, but for now this is fine and it seems to relax him the more he does it, so at least there's that much.]
[That's good! It's nice to spend time like this; there isn't anywhere he'd rather be and there isn't anything else he'd rather be doing right now. Jaeger relaxes into Wesker's touch, letting his eyes drift shut. He still doesn't smile genuinely all that often, but now's a good time for it.
Eventually he'll break the silence though, if only because he's always been bad at being quiet.]
...I really do enjoy this, but you already knew that, ja?
[It's said in the odd, blank sort of way that one does when they aren't certain what else to say, and the first thing that makes sense is to repeat back something they've been told previously; it really isn't a words day but he's trying, all right.]
[Jaeger doesn't seem bothered by that at all, instead he nods.]
Ja, that's right. I'm not used to being lonely, you know. I always had family nearby before I came here. So being lonely was... well, it was difficult. But I don't have to worry about that anymore.
[And that seems a bit less...weird, at least; it's also immediate, though he's quiet for a while before he says anything else, just playing with Jaeger's hair as he collects thoughts.]
I've been alone for most of my life. Even when I had others around, I never felt particularly close to them; there's always been something separating me from most people, and I never minded that, because it's just how things are.
I don't know if I could go back to being alone like that anymore.
[Oh, that's... That's sort of depressing, actually, but Jaeger doesn't voice that thought aloud, instead he just hums while he figures out what he wants to say.]
You won't ever have to. You'll always have me, ja?
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