It stays unasked as Ryan watches him uneasily, waiting-- and when the shadows dissolve, he waits a few moments before he hesitantly lets his control slip. He's usually straightforward enough, Ryan doubts this is some kind of trick to get him to let go; the thought does cross his mind, briefly, but it's nothing more than a flicker of that paranoia. It's nudged aside as he tries to relax tense muscles, cautiously straightens and pulls away from where he's been pressed against the wall.]
...Henry? Are you-- [No, that's a stupid question, he doesn't look okay. Ryan lets the sentence trail off there, just starting to reach out before he hesitates.
He doesn't think it's a trick, no, but everything is still painfully fresh in his mind.]
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It stays unasked as Ryan watches him uneasily, waiting-- and when the shadows dissolve, he waits a few moments before he hesitantly lets his control slip. He's usually straightforward enough, Ryan doubts this is some kind of trick to get him to let go; the thought does cross his mind, briefly, but it's nothing more than a flicker of that paranoia. It's nudged aside as he tries to relax tense muscles, cautiously straightens and pulls away from where he's been pressed against the wall.]
...Henry? Are you-- [No, that's a stupid question, he doesn't look okay. Ryan lets the sentence trail off there, just starting to reach out before he hesitates.
He doesn't think it's a trick, no, but everything is still painfully fresh in his mind.]