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[engel]

[ From one of the many hallways comes the sound of a hollow object smacking into something. Repeatedly. Turns out Asch is strolling along, bouncing a ping pong ball off his forehead, of all things, looking more than a little agitated with something or someone. ]

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[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ goes still for a moment, then just kind of wails, if quietly ]

[engel]

[ Tightens his hold on him, letting his lips linger after the next kiss. ]

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ and he's just gonna kind of hang there, sobbing his little replica heart out. :< ]

[engel]

[ As long as Luke is crying, Asch will remain still, comforting him. >: ]

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ swallows after a moment, scrubbing his hands over his eyes and going to pull away a little ]

[engel]

[ Keeps him close long enough to give him another peck before letting him go. ]

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ inhales carefully, holding his breath ]

[engel]

... [ Fingers one of Luke's little tails. ] Breathe, Luke.

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

... [ he honestly thought he was okay, but there he goes again. this time with words! ]

[engel]

[ Asch is tempted to draw him back into another embrace. ] ...everything will be fine, Luke. Things don't happen overnight for the most part. It takes time, effort, and some amount of luck. ..I believe it was you who once said "Start with what you can do".

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ just covers his face with his hands, slowly sinking to the floor ]

[engel]

[ Eases him down, crouching beside him. ] Let it out. Get it out of your system, so you can have a fresh start tomorrow.

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ moves his hands away from his face and just looks up at him for a moment, quiet for half a second. ...and for a second, his face looks almost comical before he just collapses into Asch's lap, sobbing all over again ]

[engel]

[ It's probably a good thing he went back to sobbing, for that brief moment Asch had the sudden urge to lean in and force a kiss on him; to make Luke accept that he isn't alone and that he has someone right here that cares for him. ]

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ I imagine that would have just made it worse. or better, depending. ...instead, he's just gonna lay in a heap in Asch's lap and... sob for all he's worth. >>; ]

[engel]

[ Thankfully they don't have that dilemma. Asch shifts around to make his lap more comfort for Luke, stroking his hair in silence. ]

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ slowly starts to wind down, sobs becoming more like whined hiccups ]

[engel]

[ Rests a hand on his cheek, petting him with his thumb. ]

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ buries his face in Asch's thigh, largely out of embarrassment ]

[engel]

..feels better to let it out, doesn't it?

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ nods ]

[engel]

[ Slips both his arms under Luke's, pulling him into another hug. ]

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ shifts around and leans into the embrace ]

[engel]

[ Turns, resting against the wall. ] Anytime.

[highmaintanance.livejournal.com]

[ dozes, leaning on him ]