[ aren't you mcfucked up enough, ace? he'll carefully take the knife from him, if he'll let him, and just set it down rather than stealing it. but after that just going to stand with him and dissociate out at the ocean that keeps taunting their pirate.
... nudges broken glass away with the toe of his boot while nimona patches him up. ]
[ he is NEVER mcfucked up enough, though when hung tries to take the knife ace flinches a little and just shoves it right back in his pocket. no touchy, apparently.
but they can dissociate at the ocean together. even though it's not even real. FUCK the ocean. ]
though, he does shift with him while he's brooding so that he isn't just. doing it alone. the support and reminder that he's not having to be strong by himself while he's in his swiss cheesed mind right now. ]
[ not going to lie he is feeling incredibly tense and not leaning into touch even though he lets it happen. but also just. warily eying darkness and closing his eyes. ]
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... nudges broken glass away with the toe of his boot while nimona patches him up. ]
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but they can dissociate at the ocean together. even though it's not even real. FUCK the ocean. ]
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weird though that a bunch of lights below them seem to suddenly go out. ]
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the lights go off and ace just kind of winces a little, leaning away from the window now ]
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though, he does shift with him while he's brooding so that he isn't just. doing it alone. the support and reminder that he's not having to be strong by himself while he's in his swiss cheesed mind right now. ]
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