[The smile that slowly comes up on Luke's face might be fake, but he isn't quite sure. For him, it's real enough, considering he only barely attempted all this past week. And considering the fact that Asch is alive, yet blind, and Guy's appearance both hurts and relieves him, thanks to him just being there yet wearing such a heavy expression beneath that chipper smile, so... It's good enough? For the both of them?
Though it slowly starts to fade as he takes in Guy's appearance now. The bandages, the wings... God, he wasn't even aiming for the wings. And for a moment his eyes lose focus, only for him to blink forcefully to pull himself out of it. Easy, Luke, easy. Don't go thinking about that fight again. You've had it flash through your head enough this past week...
He doesn't respond to Guy. There's only a faint smile on his face, soft and sad, before he takes a step and wraps his good arm around Guy, hand resting on his lower back, where there aren't any wounds, and his forehead against the blonde's shoulder. It hurts, a little. He has his broken shoulder turned away a little out of instinct, but the wounds on his torso still protest. He doesn't give any indication of that, though.
Pain or not, Luke needed this. And he has a feeling Guy does now, too, even if every part of him won't admit to it.]
I'd hate to see us lying to ourselves
Though it slowly starts to fade as he takes in Guy's appearance now. The bandages, the wings... God, he wasn't even aiming for the wings. And for a moment his eyes lose focus, only for him to blink forcefully to pull himself out of it. Easy, Luke, easy. Don't go thinking about that fight again. You've had it flash through your head enough this past week...
He doesn't respond to Guy. There's only a faint smile on his face, soft and sad, before he takes a step and wraps his good arm around Guy, hand resting on his lower back, where there aren't any wounds, and his forehead against the blonde's shoulder. It hurts, a little. He has his broken shoulder turned away a little out of instinct, but the wounds on his torso still protest. He doesn't give any indication of that, though.
Pain or not, Luke needed this. And he has a feeling Guy does now, too, even if every part of him won't admit to it.]