[ Sometimes the most important things Riku expresses are in the things he doesn't say, which often means that his intentions and priorities go misunderstood, if not outright unknown.
So far, it hasn't really been a source of resentment or bitterness. Sometimes the truth lies in the gaps between what is and isn't said. Like how Quentin and Riku don't comment on how heavily Quentin leans on Riku to stay upright. Not all truths need a voice.
Sometimes Riku also needs a moment to be vulnerable without anyone making a spectacle of it.
The message might not be crystal clear, but it's alright to need support. There's no weakness in relying on someone else. Riku is also, incidentally, pretty bad at following his own sometimes unspoken advice. Quentin grins at Riku, and the silver-haired islander finds himself returning the expression, the smile showing in the tightness at the corners of his teal eyes. ]
Heh.
Did you wake up on that ferry, realizing you'd died and thought "cool"?
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So far, it hasn't really been a source of resentment or bitterness. Sometimes the truth lies in the gaps between what is and isn't said. Like how Quentin and Riku don't comment on how heavily Quentin leans on Riku to stay upright. Not all truths need a voice.
Sometimes Riku also needs a moment to be vulnerable without anyone making a spectacle of it.
The message might not be crystal clear, but it's alright to need support. There's no weakness in relying on someone else. Riku is also, incidentally, pretty bad at following his own sometimes unspoken advice. Quentin grins at Riku, and the silver-haired islander finds himself returning the expression, the smile showing in the tightness at the corners of his teal eyes. ]
Heh.
Did you wake up on that ferry, realizing you'd died and thought "cool"?
[ A not so hypothetical question. ]