[Week 33, Day 5, late] Throw my heart into overdrive

[hirac_utzum]

[The Hitomi turns on as it tumbles onto the grass, catching only a glimpse through the tall green blades of Elfangor where he lays, flat on his back, beneath the great Himorogi tree. Staring skyward, and yet not really looking at anything. Lost in thought. Speaking aloud, quietly, but not to himself. To someone who may not even be listening, for

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[mightstealyrcar]

[Matt's already on his way out the door before he can process much of anything except the fact that it's Elfangor's voice.]

I'm coming to meet you.

[He's so relieved, he's almost shaking, and he breaks into a jog just to burn off the energy, knowing it won't make him get to Himorogi faster.]

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[hirac_utzum]

[He wants to race as fast as his feet can carry him to meet Matt halfway, but the fear of overshooting any mark of interception and missing Matt, ultimately taking longer to find him, keeps Elfangor from running off from Himorogi. He paces instead, a jumble of nervous energy, knowing that he won't feel truly at ease until he can hold Matt in his arms once again.

And when he finally does see Matt approaching, he's off like a shot, hardly aware if he's breathing at all until he's there, gripping him close, face buried against his neck, breathing in Matt's scent. Home, yes, now I'm home.]

Mail. [It comes out quiet, choked by tears that threaten to spill.] I'm so sorry, I wanted to tell you I would be back, didn't think it would take so long--

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[mightstealyrcar]

I thought I'd never see you again, I was so scared--

[Matt hadn't admitted that before, not even to himself, he was trying so hard to keep from feeling anything, but it spills out now. He clings for a moment, then pulls back just enough to frame Elfangor's face with his hands. It's okay now. It's really okay.]

Wait, you knew you'd be back?

[It takes a second for the pieces to click into place.]

Oh. Him. Don't be sorry, love. I know he dicks around with people.

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[hirac_utzum]

[His heart clenches, choked by the guilt of having caused Matt this fear once again. Elfangor leans into Matt's touch, so overwhelmingly relieved to feel him here, now, with him; his hands come up to mirror the gesture, stroking gently against Matt's face. Yes, everything is okay--now, and onward. He can't bear to keep what news he has contained a moment longer, and a wavering grin lights up his face, even as his sight becomes clouded by unshed tears.]

He does indeed dick around with people, but he is more forthcoming with promises than certain others. I-- I know that it is not what you asked of the gods here, but... He did promise me something.

[He takes Matt's hands in his own, clasps them tight.]

I do not know what to believe lies beyond death, in worlds unlike this one. But he has given me his word, that whatever there is to face, that we will face it together.

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[It's not that he even knows the man that well himself, or that he'd care. But he knows what it feels like to miss someone, and knows how upset others were over this man's disappearance. So.]

I'm glad you're all right.