[ Peo's hardly the only one she gave a fright, though Prompto doesn't say as much out loud, of course. His smile does turn a little wry, though, as he cleans the blood away from her skin, gentle but persistent until it's gone from her face, all while his other hand smooths over her hair, again and again. ]
He's always been a little skittish. Don't worry about him. [ With an unspoken reminder in his tone that the only person she needed to be worried about right now was herself. He knows full well she's worried about him, and she shouldn't. Not because he's okay - ha, not even a little - but because he's able-bodied and healthy, and for all his exhaustion, still capable of taking care of her. He'll manage, and she doesn't need any additional stress on his behalf making it worse. If he'd only been able to keep his emotions in check...but then, he'd never been good at fooling her when it came to matters of the heart. She would have known how deeply this has affected him, whether he'd shed a single tear in front of her or not. ]
Water? [ Would it even help, at this point? ] I...can grab you a new shirt, I... [ He glances down at the sheets. ] I'll change the sheets, too.
[ Fortunately, there's a fresh set ready, because one of the other things he'd done while Not Sleeping was laundry. See? At least he's productive in his unhealthy habits. ]
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He's always been a little skittish. Don't worry about him. [ With an unspoken reminder in his tone that the only person she needed to be worried about right now was herself. He knows full well she's worried about him, and she shouldn't. Not because he's okay - ha, not even a little - but because he's able-bodied and healthy, and for all his exhaustion, still capable of taking care of her. He'll manage, and she doesn't need any additional stress on his behalf making it worse. If he'd only been able to keep his emotions in check...but then, he'd never been good at fooling her when it came to matters of the heart. She would have known how deeply this has affected him, whether he'd shed a single tear in front of her or not. ]
Water? [ Would it even help, at this point? ] I...can grab you a new shirt, I... [ He glances down at the sheets. ] I'll change the sheets, too.
[ Fortunately, there's a fresh set ready, because one of the other things he'd done while Not Sleeping was laundry. See? At least he's productive in his unhealthy habits. ]