[ this is so intimate in a way that david is entirely unaccustomed to, and he sort of just lays there stiff and awkward, not quite able to look up at jeff's face. he's been cleaned, to an extent, by other people, but those were different circumstances. a nurse doing their job to help someone who'd gotten overzealous on the pitch. awkward and mortifying, sure, but not intimate like this. ]
[ one might think talking would help make him relax a little, but david's expression twitches in a brief frown instead, and he's not entirely sure why. it's not like jeff said anything that should upset him. still, it takes him an extra moment to reply. ]
You should've reached out. Go visit or something before you head back.
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[ one might think talking would help make him relax a little, but david's expression twitches in a brief frown instead, and he's not entirely sure why. it's not like jeff said anything that should upset him. still, it takes him an extra moment to reply. ]
You should've reached out. Go visit or something before you head back.