[ the downside of dating (???) vash is the man is undeniably popular, the number of people that came out of the woodwork just to help when kni made his plea was kind of insane ─ although he can't say it is much of a surprise. vash is magnetic, the kind of person who draws others to him without even trying. he has a big heart and the space to fit so many people inside it.
and a key reason dante took a step back the moment the other woke up.
why? well... if someone were to ask dante would say something along the lines of 'not wanting to deny any of the others their chance to see him'. in truth? in truth, dante wants nothing more than to grab vash and wolfwood and sequester them both into a room for the next god damn week. he wants to hold them tightly and never let go, to bury that feeling of panic that had gripped him so tightly for the past three days.
so it's only much later in the day, after kni had finally succumbed to sheer exhaustion, that vash finally finds him. a task that isn't hard what with the way dante made a point to hover nearby without stepping on anyone else's toes. his attention immediately jerking towards vash as his fingers curl around his coat.
his heart aches at the smile, putting aside the drink he had been nursing to pull vash against him, arms wrapping around his tightly. ]
Is that really gonna be the first thing you say it me? [ something catches in his throat, an emotion he doesn't want to name, and his voice breaks. ] 'Course I'm real.
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and a key reason dante took a step back the moment the other woke up.
why? well... if someone were to ask dante would say something along the lines of 'not wanting to deny any of the others their chance to see him'. in truth? in truth, dante wants nothing more than to grab vash and wolfwood and sequester them both into a room for the next god damn week. he wants to hold them tightly and never let go, to bury that feeling of panic that had gripped him so tightly for the past three days.
so it's only much later in the day, after kni had finally succumbed to sheer exhaustion, that vash finally finds him. a task that isn't hard what with the way dante made a point to hover nearby without stepping on anyone else's toes. his attention immediately jerking towards vash as his fingers curl around his coat.
his heart aches at the smile, putting aside the drink he had been nursing to pull vash against him, arms wrapping around his tightly. ]
Is that really gonna be the first thing you say it me? [ something catches in his throat, an emotion he doesn't want to name, and his voice breaks. ] 'Course I'm real.