And look. Look at the line of fire he had put Kieren into. Look at what he'd done. Matt's jaw sets; when the rage subsides there is guilt, and a sharpened anger with himself -- he allowed this to happen, and here Kieren is, clinging on stubbornly, loyally, to the secret that had put him in danger in the first place. ]
Kieren.
[ He whispers, when he carries him, careful not to jostle him too much, aching with every fiber of his being when he hears the hitches of pain that he tries to hide from him. He leans down to press a kiss delicately to the crown of his head, the unhurt side as he walks back home through the shadows. ]
I'm sorry. I got you into this. [ Thank you. He could never repay this, he could never, never be worthy enough of what Kieren was willing to do for him. ]
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And look. Look at the line of fire he had put Kieren into. Look at what he'd done. Matt's jaw sets; when the rage subsides there is guilt, and a sharpened anger with himself -- he allowed this to happen, and here Kieren is, clinging on stubbornly, loyally, to the secret that had put him in danger in the first place. ]
Kieren.
[ He whispers, when he carries him, careful not to jostle him too much, aching with every fiber of his being when he hears the hitches of pain that he tries to hide from him. He leans down to press a kiss delicately to the crown of his head, the unhurt side as he walks back home through the shadows. ]
I'm sorry. I got you into this. [ Thank you. He could never repay this, he could never, never be worthy enough of what Kieren was willing to do for him. ]