[ Jim had been too absorbed in the conversation to notice Zell's reaction, and he's still struggling with everything that the talk brought up. His instinct is to do that struggling alone - the same way he's solved every emotional problem since his father left and the weird rift happened between he and his mom - rather than drag Zell into it, but he's almost pathetically grateful to be close again when Zell joins him under the covers.
His pulse picks up, just a little, the way it usually does these days when Zell touches him. The smile that usually comes with it is absent, but he's content enough to let himself be pulled and burrow in. ]
Mm?
[ He doesn't return the pet name, but his hand does find its way to Zell's damp hair. ]
SUPER.
His pulse picks up, just a little, the way it usually does these days when Zell touches him. The smile that usually comes with it is absent, but he's content enough to let himself be pulled and burrow in. ]
Mm?
[ He doesn't return the pet name, but his hand does find its way to Zell's damp hair. ]
Everything alright?