[It must be the new connection granted them by the bond that has Reynir doing exactly what Onni wants in that moment - telling him that they should go home, go somewhere private and away from all the prying eyes staring at him in a moment he feels so painfully vulnerable. Nodding, he goes along with Reynir, lifting his chin and offering the witches who'd done the ritual a little nod of thanks as they head out of the room and away from prying eyes.
Somehow, the way Reynir wraps an arm around his shoulders is comfortingly familiar, it's a gesture he's done a thousand times with Lalli when his cousin was feeling on edge and avoidant. Not a hug, but something like it, something safer. Usually when he's feeling like this, he's not a big fan of being touched, but the way Reynir touches him feels safe and familiar and so he goes along with it. He feels like a child being led away from danger, but he goes along with it, follows along beside Reynir as they make their way back to the home they share.]
Thank you.
[It's quiet, understated, but as they enter the front gate of the cottage, some of the pressure in his chest eases a little and he feels like he can breathe a little easier. There's less noise buzzing in his head, he feels less like an exposed nerve and he exhales softly.]
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Somehow, the way Reynir wraps an arm around his shoulders is comfortingly familiar, it's a gesture he's done a thousand times with Lalli when his cousin was feeling on edge and avoidant. Not a hug, but something like it, something safer. Usually when he's feeling like this, he's not a big fan of being touched, but the way Reynir touches him feels safe and familiar and so he goes along with it. He feels like a child being led away from danger, but he goes along with it, follows along beside Reynir as they make their way back to the home they share.]
Thank you.
[It's quiet, understated, but as they enter the front gate of the cottage, some of the pressure in his chest eases a little and he feels like he can breathe a little easier. There's less noise buzzing in his head, he feels less like an exposed nerve and he exhales softly.]
This is...strange.