[it-- reminds him of someone else here aggressively ruffling his hair in a similar conversation. of that person telling him that he is still his own entity, that none of the memories making him up come from people who had the same collection of them.
'i'll never meet anyone like you again' sounds-- an awful lot like that had.
mathis had cried on them, embarrassingly, and he can't quite keep it from happening again, eyes welling up while lavi is BEING ANNOYING.]
[LISTEN... HE WAS TRYING TO LIGHTEN UP THE ATMOSPHERE WITH HIS HAIR RUFFLES, but he knows the warning sign of tears, and he's used to them too -- and he'd never begrudge anyone of needing to cry? not when the strongest people he knows cry too.
so it's very easy for him to switch from hair ruffling to pulling Mathis into a big, squeeze-y embrace.]
C'mere.
[AS LONG AS THESE ARE GOOD TEARS AND NOT TEARS OF FRESH TERROR]
but this is fine too, Lavi simply holds Mathis as he cries, alternating between patting him on the head and back, and for once not chattering ON AND ON. he's not sure why Mathis is apologizing, but maybe if he'd also lived a life like his, then he'd apologize too. he thinks of Lucas saying how Mathis is grateful to those who are kind to him, and even more grateful still -- even for things he shouldn't have to be grateful for.
in the meantime, Lavi waits, content to give him all the time he needs.]
[the tears stop after a short time. just a brief outlet of emotion while he holds on to lavi, dampening his shoulder; he stays slumped there when it's over, holding back a sniffle or two, quieting.
he could've left. he didn't have to worry over him. mathis really is... causing trouble to too many people.
but they know what he is, and they stay, despite it. he never thought they would.]
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and then he claps his hand on top of Mathis's head, ruffling his hair.]
'One time, one meeting'. We've already met, yeah? So there's no taking that back, no matter what.
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[it's-- a confusing answer, enough so that he accepts the hair ruffling as well.]
I don't... understand what you mean.
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[hair ruffles again, now he's just trying to be annoying wow]
I'll never meet anyone like you again. That's enough of a reason to stick around.
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'i'll never meet anyone like you again' sounds-- an awful lot like that had.
mathis had cried on them, embarrassingly, and he can't quite keep it from happening again, eyes welling up while lavi is BEING ANNOYING.]
I-
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so it's very easy for him to switch from hair ruffling to pulling Mathis into a big, squeeze-y embrace.]
C'mere.
[AS LONG AS THESE ARE GOOD TEARS AND NOT TEARS OF FRESH TERROR]
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once lavi pulls him into that embrace, he's crying on him for real, hiding his face in his shoulder.]
Sorry- I'm sorry...
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but this is fine too, Lavi simply holds Mathis as he cries, alternating between patting him on the head and back, and for once not chattering ON AND ON. he's not sure why Mathis is apologizing, but maybe if he'd also lived a life like his, then he'd apologize too. he thinks of Lucas saying how Mathis is grateful to those who are kind to him, and even more grateful still -- even for things he shouldn't have to be grateful for.
in the meantime, Lavi waits, content to give him all the time he needs.]
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he could've left. he didn't have to worry over him. mathis really is... causing trouble to too many people.
but they know what he is, and they stay, despite it. he never thought they would.]