[He's still listening intently the whole time, and he watches Mattias closely as he speaks. Watches the way his body goes limp, how it seems to take a great deal of effort even to lift his head.
Ryan will hear him out, but he absolutely hopes that one of the things Mattias intends to tell him is what's wrong. Seeing him like this is too much.]
I do. You said that you would have been a host instead of a candidate.
[He has questions, but he'll let Mattias speak before he asks them (or he'll try to). For the moment, though, he just can't ignore his condition. Ryan carefully gathers him into his arms, not holding Mattias to him so much as offering himself to rest against-- considering how badly off he seems, Ryan's almost worried that being anything but gentle could be painful, but he can't sit here next to him without that contact.]
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Ryan will hear him out, but he absolutely hopes that one of the things Mattias intends to tell him is what's wrong. Seeing him like this is too much.]
I do. You said that you would have been a host instead of a candidate.
[He has questions, but he'll let Mattias speak before he asks them (or he'll try to). For the moment, though, he just can't ignore his condition. Ryan carefully gathers him into his arms, not holding Mattias to him so much as offering himself to rest against-- considering how badly off he seems, Ryan's almost worried that being anything but gentle could be painful, but he can't sit here next to him without that contact.]