[he's so cool, in fact, that he isn't even making any move to let go and act in a way that he would usually describe as "cool," or calmly collected as ever. nope. he's incredibly cool with just standing here and maybe selfishly basking in that gentle little gesture of comfort, the way he can feel Ryuji's face against his hair — it's something he's not all that used to, but has been managing to miss terribly all the same. that doesn't make a whole lot of sense on paper. Dave doesn't care.]
[how long can he hang on like this until it starts getting awkward? as much as he'd like to find out, for space science, Dave does, in fact, have other things he'd like to ask. because he has to make absolutely sure that Ryuji is actually okay. he won't be able to relax until he's certain.]
[so he lifts his head, finally, after a few moments, and. pauses. clears his throat. tries to swallow down a lump that formed without his permission and caught him by surprise.]
[give him another brief moment to recapture his composure, then:]
Nice pajamas. [Dave. no, but that's actually a completely sincere statement? even if he sort of flusters at himself for blurting it out loud.]
No, I mean. Uh. You're okay, right? You're sure whatever that was is gone.
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[he's so cool, in fact, that he isn't even making any move to let go and act in a way that he would usually describe as "cool," or calmly collected as ever. nope. he's incredibly cool with just standing here and maybe selfishly basking in that gentle little gesture of comfort, the way he can feel Ryuji's face against his hair — it's something he's not all that used to, but has been managing to miss terribly all the same. that doesn't make a whole lot of sense on paper. Dave doesn't care.]
[how long can he hang on like this until it starts getting awkward? as much as he'd like to find out, for space science, Dave does, in fact, have other things he'd like to ask. because he has to make absolutely sure that Ryuji is actually okay. he won't be able to relax until he's certain.]
[so he lifts his head, finally, after a few moments, and. pauses. clears his throat. tries to swallow down a lump that formed without his permission and caught him by surprise.]
[give him another brief moment to recapture his composure, then:]
Nice pajamas. [Dave. no, but that's actually a completely sincere statement? even if he sort of flusters at himself for blurting it out loud.]
No, I mean. Uh. You're okay, right? You're sure whatever that was is gone.