[for a moment, this comfort feels just... perfect. anything else is so far away as to be unimportant in the face of soft comfort and gentle attention. it doesn't feel too terrible when it crumbles a little, as he realises what he's said only when Basch comments on it.]
Not—uncomfortable, exactly. [his hand rises to curl around the taller man's arm, soothing.] I wasn't as used to being out in the open as I am now, that's all. When I was back home, it was necessary for me to be a lot more... clandestine.
[you know, as a priest. not that he's talked much about that side of his life exactly, but still.]
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Date: 2024-04-30 03:03 am (UTC)Not—uncomfortable, exactly. [his hand rises to curl around the taller man's arm, soothing.] I wasn't as used to being out in the open as I am now, that's all. When I was back home, it was necessary for me to be a lot more... clandestine.
[you know, as a priest. not that he's talked much about that side of his life exactly, but still.]