[It is difficult. Liem can admit that as he follows Set further onto the bed, leaning into him, seeking the reassurance of his touch just as much as he attempts to give it. Two halves of an arch, propping each other upright.
Liem is young, really. The aches and pains he has suffered throughout his life have nothing to do with the age of his body. The silver in his hair is born of stress and hardship rather than the forward march of time. And for some people, like the elves of his home world, or the gods and other strange beings who are pulled to Kenos, he has not lived so very long at all.
But his people are human, and it is humans whom Liem has watched grow and age and wither around him for scores and scores of years. And that is hard.]
I enjoy so few constants in my life, Set.
[His head tips just enough for the soft curve of his mouth to brush against the back of Set’s hand.]
a while 😔
[It is difficult. Liem can admit that as he follows Set further onto the bed, leaning into him, seeking the reassurance of his touch just as much as he attempts to give it. Two halves of an arch, propping each other upright.
Liem is young, really. The aches and pains he has suffered throughout his life have nothing to do with the age of his body. The silver in his hair is born of stress and hardship rather than the forward march of time. And for some people, like the elves of his home world, or the gods and other strange beings who are pulled to Kenos, he has not lived so very long at all.
But his people are human, and it is humans whom Liem has watched grow and age and wither around him for scores and scores of years. And that is hard.]
I enjoy so few constants in my life, Set.
[His head tips just enough for the soft curve of his mouth to brush against the back of Set’s hand.]
This, at least, I am pleased to provide.