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I know you do.

[...you're mildly ridiculous like that, but he really doesn't mind.]

...Thank you. For the discussion.

[Only mildly??]

Oh, you don't have to thank me for that! But you're welcome anyway!

I know I don't have to.

[Mnngh.]

It's not something I can discuss easily with most people, you know.

I know. It's not the easiest thing to discuss anyway though, so you're doing very well with it.

[At least around him, anyway!]

[Oh.

Well, that seems to settle him a good amount, anyway. Praise??]

It seems like something you should know about, at any rate.

I appreciate it. Thank you for telling me. But you don't need to worry about it, you're doing well with it!

[Well. He certainly seems pleased with that, anyway, good lord; no more words for now, granted, but there is just...so much running his hand through your hair and finding one of your hands with his free hand, all right.

Contact is good today, even if words are not.]

[Jaeger definitely likes the hair-playing and he'll take Wesker's hand easily. This is really nice... He'll even keep quiet for awhile because he genuinely does enjoy this. And sometimes he can shut up, surprisingly!!]

[...He's gotten a short period of quiet out of Jaeger twice in a row now; today really must be a good day.

That said, the contact isn't something that he usually seeks out, or at least not quite this much of it; he'll allow it if Jaeger wants it, but he doesn't really initiate it himself. So this is...different, but it's calming and it's good for now, and he can't really be sure how to explain how but it's doing some rather nice things to his head; it's warm, and after a while it occurs to him that it's safe in a way that he's not used to associating with physical contact, and once that thought settles in he finds himself not particularly wanting to let go, either.]

...You're good to me.

[It's quiet, but it's out there; slightly breathless but still audible.]

[The silence is comfortable, though it's not something Jaeger usually enjoys. It's nice though, spending time like this with Wesker. He really wouldn't trade it for anything, even if the quiet does take some getting used to.

Wesker's words get him to look up.]

I try to be! You've been very good to me too, after all. I'm so glad you're such an important part of my life, Albert.

I do what I can for you.

[And that's likewise quiet; he's very clearly not making eye contact, it's obvious even despite the sunglasses, but he doesn't seem troubled or upset. Kind of overwhelmed still, but it's a good thing.]

[Jaeger squeezes Wesker's hand at that, though he's not trying to get the other man to look at him.]

Ja, I know! And you do an excellent job of it! You're very good to me. I really do appreciate it!

[He appreciates the fact that Jaeger isn't trying to make him look up; that doesn't seem like a thing that's going to happen for a bit, give him a while.]

I'm always going to be here for you as well. You know that by now, I imagine.

[That gets him to nod a bit before leaning back into Wesker's touch.]

I do, yes. But it's good to hear it!

Of course. Nothing is going to change that, you know.

I didn't think anything would, but it's good to hear that too.

...Good.

[...This is comfortable, all right.]

[It is! He's perfectly content to fall silent again, just leaning into Wesker's touch. He hasn't been able to let his guard down like this in a long time; it's really nice. He's missed this sort of thing more than he ever realized, but he doesn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back anymore. Wesker wouldn't do anything like that to him, he's sure of it. So not only is this comfortable, it's safe, and that's something he really needs.]

[He's still not accustomed to being trusted like this - to having someone do this sort of thing with him so openly, to having or wanting this much contact with someone at any one time. It's...strange, but it's not unwelcome, and his grip tightens a bit against Jaeger's hand for a while - not uncomfortably so, but enough to be felt.

He loves him; he's meant it when he's said it in the past, but he's not usually quite this acutely aware of it. But that likewise falls under the banner of "strange, but not at all unwelcome" - a bit much, maybe, but nothing that he wants to force away, either.]

[That makes two of us, then! Jaeger tightens his grip on Wesker's hand in return and after a moment more of silence, he speaks up.]

Thank you for indulging me. I've always been very fond of physical affection like this. It's comfortable, ja?

[...Oh, um.]

...It's nice, yes.

I'm pleased to hear it! Because I don't want you to stop.

[Ever, really.]

I'm going to have to eventually.

[It's light, though.]

[pout.]

You do not! We can stay like this forever!

[...okay, no we can't, but he's trying not to smile, alright.]

[...how dare you make him nearly laugh with something that stupid.]

Do you think so.

[You're ridiculous.]

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