[And he's really not sure how to feel over the fact that you've just... come over and greeted him. That much might be obvious in the shadows that cross over his face, and how - for a split second - he looks almost freaked by the fact that you're right there.]
Hi.
[Gaze to his hands now, which are clenching up before they can start shaking. It's all he can do, as well, to breathe right in your presence. He's missed you terribly, but he's still uncertain over whether you even want him in your life, or if he does any good for you at all. That uncertainty is what's got his chest all tight right now, and what's making it very hard for him to stay calm and on top of things at the moment.
Part of him wishes that he had never had that conversation with Riley during Christmas. Maybe if it had never happened, he wouldn't have been reminded of just how badly your absence in his life has affected him. That... kind of made waves, and he hasn't even begun to recover from the aftershock of that particular breakdown.]
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Hi.
[Gaze to his hands now, which are clenching up before they can start shaking. It's all he can do, as well, to breathe right in your presence. He's missed you terribly, but he's still uncertain over whether you even want him in your life, or if he does any good for you at all. That uncertainty is what's got his chest all tight right now, and what's making it very hard for him to stay calm and on top of things at the moment.
Part of him wishes that he had never had that conversation with Riley during Christmas. Maybe if it had never happened, he wouldn't have been reminded of just how badly your absence in his life has affected him. That... kind of made waves, and he hasn't even begun to recover from the aftershock of that particular breakdown.]