He weakly nodded again and huddled close to V, flinching whenever a particularly vivid memory hit him. The falling from the sky, the horrible pain, the dark thoughts, the attempts themselves, getting kicked out… it all flooded back to him with a flash of pain every time.
V stood for a moment to grab their tea and a few blankets. he threw one over top of them and pulled Nathaniel close, not caring about how his wing strained and stretch at the sudden moments, only that his angel was safe. He pulled him close, pressing close to his smaller form "I'm sorry loe, I didn't mean to make you cry…" he sighed softly, regretting ever asking nathaniel about any of this, he could've just asked Urielle
"It's… it's f-fine…" He coughed, burying his face in V's shoulder. "I'm sorry I'm so s-sensitive about it…" He mumbled weakly as he clung ever tighter to V. He felt unsafe from the memories, so much so that he didn't feel safe at all being apart from V.
"I'd be sensitive too if it happened to me, too." It did…kind of… "Don't worry about it," he pressed a kiss to the top of his head, hugging him close and rocking to and fro.
Nathaniel mumbled his assent, hiccuping again. "I love you… p-please don't leave me…" He whispered, his voice breaking.
"I never left you, love. I never will leave you." His one good wing wrapped around Nathaniel, completely encasing him in feathers
"I'm scared…" He whispered, his voice breaking as he sobbed into V's shoulder. "D-Don't leave.. please, god, don't leave me… I c… I c-can't live without you…"
"and you never will." V tucked Nathaniel underneath his chin and rubbed his back "there's nothing to be scared of, love. Nothing is going to happen to us."
Nathaniel nodded weakly, hiccuping again. His wings trembled along with the rest of him. "I-I'm sorry…"
"you have nothing to be sorry for my love. Nothing at all." He pressed his lips to Nathaniels temple and snuggled close "you're safe my love." He murmered
He buried his face in V's shoulder as he cried, hardly hearing V and not processing the words he was saying.
(When do you think Urielle's coming back lol)
(now? I was thinking at night to give the two more time together? But we can bring him in sooner if you want.)
V sighed softly and held the other close. Now look at what you've done. He stroked his hair and used his shirt to while away Nathaniel's tears
(Bring him back whenever you want to <3)
It took Nathaniel a while to begin calming down. His flushed cheeks were stained with tears and he was still shaking, but he seemed more stable.
(Ok, I'll bring him back in a few responses)
V glanced down at him "you okay now?" he asked gently, rubbing his back. "I didn't mean to upset you…"
He nodded weakly. "It's… it's fine… don't worry about it." His light trembling continued, though he was mostly okay by now.
He sighed softly and rested his head on top of Nathaniels "too late, plus you're still shaking so I don't believe you." he hugged his tight
"Sometimes I shake a while after crying… it's nothing." He huddled close to V's chest. "It's also cold in here."
"How are you still cold?" v asked with a small laugh, hoping to lift their moods "you're wrapped up in a blanket and my wing," he pressed a kiss to his head and shook his head "you poor baby."
"I'm always coooold…" He whined, trying to wrap his own crooked wings around himself.
"But's it's not even cold though," he protested light, curling around the other a bit more, flinching as his wing pulled
"Well, I get cold easily because I'm tiny." Nathaniel huffed, wanting to steal V's warmth but not doing a great job of it.
V shook his head with a smile and pulled away slightly. He tugged off his shirt carefully and wrapped Nathaniel in his arms, pressing him close to his chest "better?"
"A little…" He lay his head against V's chest, the soft sound of the other's heartbeat calming him.
“Hm, good.” He pressed a kiss to nathaniel’s head before sighing softly. i’ll wait. No point in telling him now.
Nathaniel gradually relaxed more until he was half asleep, huddled close to V for warmth.
"am I really that boring? so much so that you'll fall asleep?" He teased softly, stroking his hair
"You're comfy…" He murmured, struggling to stay conscious.
He laughed softly "a matress has to be comfortable. Go ahead and sleep, I'll judge you when you wake up." He stroked the other's cheek with the back of his hand
Nathaniel nodded tiredly and dozed off, going limp on V's chest.
V gazed down at Nathaniel for a while, watching him breath evenly until he fell asleep as well, only waking up when Urielle came back