[ Greg can't understand why he's here. It feels like his body did all this on instinct, calling on reflexes from a numbed part of his mind. Even as the fear and love overwhelm him and he blinks out tears, there's a sense of disconnect between his body and his mind.
He never planned on this, never wanted anything like it. It's not fair for him to be pulled into these alien feelings, caught between the urge to do something without any knowledge of what or how. It's not fair to Tiger--after all this boy's been through, he deserves someone who knows what they're doing. Instead, this immature, lost idiot is the one bumbling through a haze, trying to help. What did Tiger do to end up with this mess?
His breathing shudders as he tucks the shrunken teen under his chin. He's so scared he's going to break this poor child, but he's even more terrified of letting go of this source of the most true, terrifying thing he's ever experienced.
There's no telling how long they clutched each other in that bathtub, silent but for crying, before Greg finally breaks it with a low murmur. ]
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He never planned on this, never wanted anything like it. It's not fair for him to be pulled into these alien feelings, caught between the urge to do something without any knowledge of what or how. It's not fair to Tiger--after all this boy's been through, he deserves someone who knows what they're doing. Instead, this immature, lost idiot is the one bumbling through a haze, trying to help. What did Tiger do to end up with this mess?
His breathing shudders as he tucks the shrunken teen under his chin. He's so scared he's going to break this poor child, but he's even more terrified of letting go of this source of the most true, terrifying thing he's ever experienced.
There's no telling how long they clutched each other in that bathtub, silent but for crying, before Greg finally breaks it with a low murmur. ]
Is it all right... if I ask you something...?