[ the complete silence is weird. david doesn't mind the roughness — he's had a few girls who were tender about this kind of thing, and actual medics tend to have a little care to the way they work, but ultimately david's like evan. get it done quick and get back to it. but the silence, not even a little mocking? save for the odd hiss or wince when evan moves over a cut or scrape david hadn't even realised was there, it grates just a little. ]
[ but david doesn't say anything either. not even when he feels the slight tremble of evan's fingers on his chest. something about his discomfort and awkwardness makes david want to reach out, touch him, something. it always does, he doesn't know why. but now they're here, he's confused by this too. by the fact it was a genuine offer. it's a bit of a transparent attempt to get together, he's realising that now he has the time to think at all, but it's still so odd. this, from someone who by rights should be using this to try and take him out while he's hurt. ]
You're better at this than I expected.
[ it's an attempt to cut the tension, not a great one, but david at least manages to sound normal. like it's just a normal, offhand comment. nothing strange going on here. ]
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[ but david doesn't say anything either. not even when he feels the slight tremble of evan's fingers on his chest. something about his discomfort and awkwardness makes david want to reach out, touch him, something. it always does, he doesn't know why. but now they're here, he's confused by this too. by the fact it was a genuine offer. it's a bit of a transparent attempt to get together, he's realising that now he has the time to think at all, but it's still so odd. this, from someone who by rights should be using this to try and take him out while he's hurt. ]
You're better at this than I expected.
[ it's an attempt to cut the tension, not a great one, but david at least manages to sound normal. like it's just a normal, offhand comment. nothing strange going on here. ]