[Nothing wrong with that about academics - my partner is one! ^_^ I love listening to her talk about her area of focus even if I understand only 20% of it. And oh man... Aurus, one day man, you'll learn.]
"I don't think you can reassure me," Hank said quietly, his hands folding together and the clenched fist falling between his knees. "I can't see what you and Charles do and frankly, I appreciate staying in here alone." His smile was mirthless as he tapped his own temple, then his hands returned to where they had been. "But all I can tell you is this side of things. The pain I've seen him go through when he's tackled something too big for himself, even when controls were put in place to try and protect him."
He let his eyes close, his lips thinning. Aurus had no idea of certain things, about the reasons why he was so protective over his friend. Those years when they had been completely alone up here, and even between each other, there was a certain loneliness. Even now, sometimes he felt still alone, but Charles didn't allow anyone around his age any closer to him. The idea of something major happening to his friend scared him. (Little did he know what would happen only a year or so from now...)
"If you-" he stopped, gave a quiet laugh, "when you go to do this, because I can tell you will... just be aware of it. If you need me, I'll be awake. I can't imagine I'm going to sleep tonight." The tone was a dismissal; right now, he needed to think and not have this stranger working his way into the most personal areas of their lives.
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"I don't think you can reassure me," Hank said quietly, his hands folding together and the clenched fist falling between his knees. "I can't see what you and Charles do and frankly, I appreciate staying in here alone." His smile was mirthless as he tapped his own temple, then his hands returned to where they had been. "But all I can tell you is this side of things. The pain I've seen him go through when he's tackled something too big for himself, even when controls were put in place to try and protect him."
He let his eyes close, his lips thinning. Aurus had no idea of certain things, about the reasons why he was so protective over his friend. Those years when they had been completely alone up here, and even between each other, there was a certain loneliness. Even now, sometimes he felt still alone, but Charles didn't allow anyone around his age any closer to him. The idea of something major happening to his friend scared him. (Little did he know what would happen only a year or so from now...)
"If you-" he stopped, gave a quiet laugh, "when you go to do this, because I can tell you will... just be aware of it. If you need me, I'll be awake. I can't imagine I'm going to sleep tonight." The tone was a dismissal; right now, he needed to think and not have this stranger working his way into the most personal areas of their lives.