[closed] March Catch All

[nastyboy]

Who: Team Femblemtroika (Grant, Chip, Dimitri, Sylvain, Claude, Felix, Jinx, Razor, Ashe, Annette, Lysithea - with people going in and out as they please)
What: Please let this group just fall asleep in Olivine for a while with nothing exploding, they beg you
When: March
Where: The Olivine City general area
Rating: T

Comments

[vrdantwind]

You were worried even back then? [That stirs Claude enough to pay a bit more attention, and it gets a tiny smile.] I thought you could barely stand me...

[nastyboy]

...Thought you were frustrating, and you were so loud... but I didn't want to hurt you...

[Whups, his throat is clogging up, and it has nothing to do with how gross he feels. Well, how physically gross he feels.]

I'm sorry, Claude... I love you.

[vrdantwind]

[Claude snuggles closer, closing his eyes and smiling.] I love you too, نور چشمم. And you don't have to apologize. I never thought you'd hurt me.

[He certainly hadn't ever seemed afraid of Dimitri...even after Dimitri had hurt him the one time. Claude's either a slow learner or a big gambler.]

[nastyboy]

But I could have... But you didn't care...

[And frankly, Dimitri still isn't sure if this is a slow learning thing or just something else entirely.]

[vrdantwind]

I cared, but...you were worth the risk. Worth believing in. I...wanted to be right. Right that you cared enough about me not to.

[nastyboy]

I care.... I'm sorry when I've hurt you before.

[Even if he can't remember it, even if it hasn't happened for him yet, it was still done by his hand, wasn't it? And so...]

I will never... hurt you again, Claude. Never. I will always keep you safe.

[vrdantwind]

You don't have to apologize, نور چشمم. [Claude closes his eyes.] You told me to get out of your way...but I put myself there anyway. Even when you were a mess...you wouldn't have gone out of your way to hurt me. I could've listened to your warning...

[But hearing that promise does feel good. Whether or not Claude necessarily needs to be kept safe...it means a lot that someone - that Dimitri - wants to give him that.]

I'll keep you safe, too. [He says the words sleepily, but he means them.] You've been hurt too much already...I won't let you get hurt anymore.

[nastyboy]

Even still... Even still.

[He should never have raised his lance in the first place.]

I don't want you to get hurt keeping me safe... Claude. I'm so tired of people getting hurt in my name..

[His family, servants who'd tried their best, Glenn, Dedue... He's so tired of it.]

[vrdantwind]

I didn't say I'd get hurt for you. I just want to keep you safe. I should be smart enough to do that without anybody having to get hurt...

[Although maybe not right now.]

[nastyboy]

Good. [Dimitri's body seems to relax almost instantly at those words, and he gives a small yawn.] Good...

You are the most brilliant person in the world... I know you can do it. And I will be here for you the entire time...