[ david smiles when he takes the book, and he takes his time to look through it. partially because he's still conscious enough of himself to compensate for the way his hands are slow and malcoordinated, but also because it's important to take in as much detail as he can. ]
[ he's careful not to actually touch the sketches themselves so he doesn't smudge anything, the way his fingers touch the edges of the pages bordering on reverent in their care, and he's thrown by the familiarity of it all. almost surprised every time he sees himself, but also at those people he knows. he'd already started to forget some of their faces, he realises. ]
[ david might be getting a little watery eyed too, but don't worry about that. ]
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[ he's careful not to actually touch the sketches themselves so he doesn't smudge anything, the way his fingers touch the edges of the pages bordering on reverent in their care, and he's thrown by the familiarity of it all. almost surprised every time he sees himself, but also at those people he knows. he'd already started to forget some of their faces, he realises. ]
[ david might be getting a little watery eyed too, but don't worry about that. ]