[ It's only when he feels those nods that he finally returns the hug. It feels like someone twisted a knife into his heart, sharp and unbelievably painful. He could never repay Waver for what he'd done for Diarmuid...How painful that must have been for the both of them. ]
...Thank you for being there for him.
[ Because he couldn't have been there -- because he was dead. Emotions he doesn't understand nor quite know how to describe bubble up. He tries his best to choke them back down, but he can't. Tears well up in his eyes, a frustrating reaction to overwhelming emotion. They won't go away, either, and try as he might, he can't fight them.
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...Thank you for being there for him.
[ Because he couldn't have been there -- because he was dead. Emotions he doesn't understand nor quite know how to describe bubble up. He tries his best to choke them back down, but he can't. Tears well up in his eyes, a frustrating reaction to overwhelming emotion. They won't go away, either, and try as he might, he can't fight them.
How embarrassing. ]