It looked like his brother felt at least a fraction as uncomfortable as he did, and although that did precisely nothing, rationally, it somehow did even things out a little.
Although now that he had unravelled at the sight of a button and emptied the lining of his stomach in quick succession, he was feeling curiously empty. It was calming, for a moment. Then it was just - tiring, and he was half-caught on John’s idea of going home, and half-ready to slump against one of the headstones here and sit awhile, and even had a fleeting desperation that he’d rather his brother stayed just a bit longer, just so he wasn’t alone with his thoughts -
But none of that would do any good. “Mmhm,” Evander merely said, nodding fractionally at John in some kind of thanks. He would take three minutes to properly compose himself, and then catch up with the others. Three minutes and not a second more.
Although now that he had unravelled at the sight of a button and emptied the lining of his stomach in quick succession, he was feeling curiously empty. It was calming, for a moment. Then it was just - tiring, and he was half-caught on John’s idea of going home, and half-ready to slump against one of the headstones here and sit awhile, and even had a fleeting desperation that he’d rather his brother stayed just a bit longer, just so he wasn’t alone with his thoughts -
But none of that would do any good. “Mmhm,” Evander merely said, nodding fractionally at John in some kind of thanks. He would take three minutes to properly compose himself, and then catch up with the others. Three minutes and not a second more.
