[It should be freaky, but he's already basically kind of ageless so that's less important. The analytical side of his brain really, really wants to know how. It has to be some kind of magic or-- or maybe technology that's keeping people from aging. What about hair? He hasn't really noticed a difference in his hair growth, but--
-- and then the rest of it sinks in, and hearing that phrase really cements it. I'm not leaving you behind. Like everyone else does, eventually.
He wants to believe it so desperately. He really does. But he's scared and not really thinking straight. He sucks in a breath through his teeth and pulls his arms in, only to scrabble at the front of Hiro's shoulders to steady himself. He stares Hiro in the face, his green eyes blazing, hair framing his pale cheeks like a dark halo.]
You can't say that. You can't say that, because as soon as you do you'll leave and I can't deal with that I won't I won't—
[It's only a short distance but he's there a bit sooner than he realizes, with his forehead against Hiro's and their noses touching. That is about as close to a kiss as he can bring himself, and it's certainly intimate by elf standards.
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We... don't age?
[It should be freaky, but he's already basically kind of ageless so that's less important. The analytical side of his brain really, really wants to know how. It has to be some kind of magic or-- or maybe technology that's keeping people from aging. What about hair? He hasn't really noticed a difference in his hair growth, but--
-- and then the rest of it sinks in, and hearing that phrase really cements it. I'm not leaving you behind. Like everyone else does, eventually.
He wants to believe it so desperately. He really does. But he's scared and not really thinking straight. He sucks in a breath through his teeth and pulls his arms in, only to scrabble at the front of Hiro's shoulders to steady himself. He stares Hiro in the face, his green eyes blazing, hair framing his pale cheeks like a dark halo.]
You can't say that. You can't say that, because as soon as you do you'll leave and I can't deal with that I won't I won't—
[It's only a short distance but he's there a bit sooner than he realizes, with his forehead against Hiro's and their noses touching. That is about as close to a kiss as he can bring himself, and it's certainly intimate by elf standards.
He takes in another breath.]
Promise me.