[ and he does. zero hesitation. rondo is the kind of guy who gives good hugs - he is naturally very warm, and his arms are very strong, and he sweeps mathis up to his arm and hugs him tight, the other hand coming up to very gently rest on the back of his head and hold him there. ]
... I know it doesn't feel like it, but... it's going to be okay. [ and gives a squeeze to punctuate, hugging him tightly. ]
[he just- crumples into that hug, letting himself be pulled into that warmth, that reassurance. his temperature runs cold, which is all the more noticeable when rondo's got him held like this.]
rondo will hold him tight, then! he feels mathis break and squeezes him tightly, giving them a tiny little rock, too. sometimes, that's all you can do, in the face of terrible tragedy, is hold onto each other and provide if nothing else, a tiny place for sanctuary. ]
I know. [ they shouldn't have. he agrees. his heart hurts - there's a lump in his throat that he has to talk around, even now. ] ...I know.
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... I know it doesn't feel like it, but... it's going to be okay. [ and gives a squeeze to punctuate, hugging him tightly. ]
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[he just- crumples into that hug, letting himself be pulled into that warmth, that reassurance. his temperature runs cold, which is all the more noticeable when rondo's got him held like this.]
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rondo will hold him tight, then! he feels mathis break and squeezes him tightly, giving them a tiny little rock, too. sometimes, that's all you can do, in the face of terrible tragedy, is hold onto each other and provide if nothing else, a tiny place for sanctuary. ]
I know. [ they shouldn't have. he agrees. his heart hurts - there's a lump in his throat that he has to talk around, even now. ] ...I know.
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[he murmurs as he clings on to rondo, shaking his head.
it's not right. this isn't right. they should have had more time.]