[ He blinks down as she leans into him, drapes herself over him, and after a moment, exhales a breath he hadn't been aware he'd been holding.
He moves on from people pretty easily. They're no longer in his life, then it's whatever. That doesn't mean he won't fight like hell for them when he has them; it just means it's easy to move on.
But he doesn't have to move on from Gray, and that's good. That's undeniably good. He has no doubt in her ability to look after herself; when they'd first met she'd been the one looking out for him, after all. But she's also just so much younger, and that weighs on him more. Because she shouldn't be put in any tough positions. Shouldn't have to do anything she doesn't want to. Should have the chance to just be a kid, and maybe she can have that here.
Amos slowly, wordlessly brings his arm up around her, pulling her in that little bit more. Securing her in place. Giving her someone sturdy to lean on, for as long as she needs. Warm, too, he hopes. Comforting. Reliable.
As long as she wants it; as long as she needs it. This is one of the few things he's actually good at, after all. He can't squander that — not on her. ]
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He moves on from people pretty easily. They're no longer in his life, then it's whatever. That doesn't mean he won't fight like hell for them when he has them; it just means it's easy to move on.
But he doesn't have to move on from Gray, and that's good. That's undeniably good. He has no doubt in her ability to look after herself; when they'd first met she'd been the one looking out for him, after all. But she's also just so much younger, and that weighs on him more. Because she shouldn't be put in any tough positions. Shouldn't have to do anything she doesn't want to. Should have the chance to just be a kid, and maybe she can have that here.
Amos slowly, wordlessly brings his arm up around her, pulling her in that little bit more. Securing her in place. Giving her someone sturdy to lean on, for as long as she needs. Warm, too, he hopes. Comforting. Reliable.
As long as she wants it; as long as she needs it. This is one of the few things he's actually good at, after all. He can't squander that — not on her. ]