A sob almost breaks past Lloyd's mouth when he feels the kiss being pressed to his head, but he manages to bite down on his tongue hard enough to stop anything more than a small whimper to escape. He's pathetic, he thinks, and he uses that knowledge to shove down his feelings, letting go of Malos to hastily wipe at his eyes and swallow the pain deep in his throat. He'll be fine. He just needs to get over himself.
Malos is talking to him, he manages to register in his attempts to force up more walls. Talking about what just happened is out of the question - Lloyd does not want Malos to know about. His life, doesn't want him to know about the shit he's been through. He also doesn't want to go into those topics, either. Not now, not without Sheena's familiar presence and the strength it lends him. Lloyd's not sure if he's strong enough to speak about his fuck-ups out loud, not when he just wants to make Malos proud, the grandpa he never had.
But a distraction sounds nice. While curled up on Malos' chest, Lloyd noticed the existence of a stone, a crystal placed a little below his collarbone, and it drew his attention for only a few seconds before his mind focused on his own bullshit. Maybe now would be a good time as any to ask about it.
"Oh," Lloyd starts, and he coughs lightly, attempting to make his voice sound stronger than it is. Another smile is shoved onto his face, fully committed to changing the subject. "The - the crystal on your chest. Is it... It's not an exsphere, I know that, but. What is it?"
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Date: 2019-03-14 06:49 pm (UTC)Malos is talking to him, he manages to register in his attempts to force up more walls. Talking about what just happened is out of the question - Lloyd does not want Malos to know about. His life, doesn't want him to know about the shit he's been through. He also doesn't want to go into those topics, either. Not now, not without Sheena's familiar presence and the strength it lends him. Lloyd's not sure if he's strong enough to speak about his fuck-ups out loud, not when he just wants to make Malos proud, the grandpa he never had.
But a distraction sounds nice. While curled up on Malos' chest, Lloyd noticed the existence of a stone, a crystal placed a little below his collarbone, and it drew his attention for only a few seconds before his mind focused on his own bullshit. Maybe now would be a good time as any to ask about it.
"Oh," Lloyd starts, and he coughs lightly, attempting to make his voice sound stronger than it is. Another smile is shoved onto his face, fully committed to changing the subject. "The - the crystal on your chest. Is it... It's not an exsphere, I know that, but. What is it?"