TFLN gone to scene continuation for Brills

[technicallyhellbound]

[From here]

[He grinds his jaw, just a little, frustration still very much in evidence, still definitely wanting to argue the point and likewise fully unable to because Charles is always going to win out in the end in situations like these, because the truth of it is that Edwin has never really been able to deny him much of anything.

Even still, the repetition still sounds like something rote and expected rather than something he actually believes] I did nothing wrong.

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[technicallyhellbound]

[Edwin knows that particular anxiety isn't based in fact, and that's the worst part, because generally when there's no factual basis for something he can disregard it, but that niggling fear is a persistent one, even with evidence to the contrary.

Like the hug Charles gives him, unprompted, like it's easy as anything, and maybe it is because Edwin just sags forward into it with a quiet sigh, his own arms curling around Charles' middle belatedly] Thank you.

[It's a gratitude for the embrace, the reassurance, for agreeing to help with a contingency plan that will hopefully never be used, for a lot of things he doesn't have the words for, really.]

[brills]

We'll figure this out, Ed. We always do. [Charles speaks into Edwin's shoulder, slightly muffled. They can tackle any problem, even if it's mental anxieties and questions.

Charles hugs Edwin for a couple moments more before he leans back, keeping a hold on Edwin's shoulders.]

I promise.