[His hand drops to the side reluctantly, fingers splaying outwards in mid-air, drumming against nothing in particular. It had been such a relief to feel Jin's heartbeat beneath his touch, proof that the man he's grown to care for so deeply is alive and well and real, despite seeming too good to be true.
Asher smiles back, genuinely enthused by that warm welcome, although there's something hesitant in the way his mouth moves. He notices a few things that make him worry, like the dark circles beneath the monk's eyes and light bruising on the arms, almost healed up but not quite recovered yet.]
Yeah, I-
[There it goes. Once, twice, and then a third time- A pang of something miserable, deep within his gut.
That rotten reminder that this is temporary, that this won't last.]
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Asher smiles back, genuinely enthused by that warm welcome, although there's something hesitant in the way his mouth moves. He notices a few things that make him worry, like the dark circles beneath the monk's eyes and light bruising on the arms, almost healed up but not quite recovered yet.]
Yeah, I-
[There it goes. Once, twice, and then a third time- A pang of something miserable, deep within his gut.
That rotten reminder that this is temporary, that this won't last.]
I'm so glad you're okay, man...