❰ and as avoidant as he may have been, lalli holds eye contact now like it's some sort of lifeline. like he used to fresh out of saimaa when it came too close to finding them in the landscape of their dreams. he needed onni then, more than he ever would have admitted. it's possible he needs him just as much here and now.
he shakes his head to the question, just barely, but it's followed by: ❱
I don't know.
❰ an inhale, an exhale. a moment to think. ❱
It's different.
❰ more like family than friends, if he has to describe it - but that's one more thing he's loath to admit, knowing how stupid it sounds. ❱
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he shakes his head to the question, just barely, but it's followed by: ❱
I don't know.
❰ an inhale, an exhale. a moment to think. ❱
It's different.
❰ more like family than friends, if he has to describe it - but that's one more thing he's loath to admit, knowing how stupid it sounds. ❱