[Someday, if he’s blessed with the opportunity, he’ll have a lot of apologizing to do. Alexei doesn’t need to deal with this on top of everything else, he knows that.
Awkward though his words may be, they mean just as much to hear as what set off Schwann’s emotions in the first place. Alexei is not someone to say things to people because he knows it’s what they want to hear. This is genuine, and more comforting than Schwann believes he deserves. But that doesn’t stop him from accepting them. He’ll hold them close to his heart (…or lackthereof) when the end comes.]
…Thank you, Alexei.
[Not sir. Alexei.]
I wish I could properly put it into words how much this has all meant to me.
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Awkward though his words may be, they mean just as much to hear as what set off Schwann’s emotions in the first place. Alexei is not someone to say things to people because he knows it’s what they want to hear. This is genuine, and more comforting than Schwann believes he deserves. But that doesn’t stop him from accepting them. He’ll hold them close to his heart (…or lackthereof) when the end comes.]
…Thank you, Alexei.
[Not sir. Alexei.]
I wish I could properly put it into words how much this has all meant to me.