Leonard curls up on his side, facing Mick and watching as he tugs his shirt off and settles on the bed next to him. He's quiet for a little while, trying to shut everything down and at least grab a couple hours of sleep before he has to get Lisa and himself back home. But it's hard to come down from that kind of height-- of panic, anxiety, anger, all mixed into a ball that forms a tight knot in his stomach.
"Think we'll really get this all figured out soon?" he asks quietly. Three years isn't long in the grand scheme of things, but it's long enough for Mick to have figured out that even when he tries, Leonard can't help but obsess about things sometimes, and where his sister and her safety are concerned, he's even worse. Which is probably understandable, but frustrating to deal with all the same.
Mick wants to reach out and pull him in, to hold him and offer him what solace he could.
But he can't. Won't. In the dark Mick blows out a breath. What Len needs to do is sleep, give himself time to rest and recover, but he knows when he gets on an obsessive tear there's little that will throw him off track.
"I think if anybody can, it'll be you. And you know I'll do whatever you need. Anything okay?"
"I know," he says softly, nodding a little. There's a weird sort of hesitation, not really in his words more than just hanging in the air between them and he slowly reaches over and tangles his fingers with Mick's. He needs those sorts of things more than Leonard does, usually, and sometimes he indulges it for Mick's sake. But this is really more for himself this time.
Sometimes, it's just nice to know that there's some kind of constant in his life. "You've always been here when I needed you, since we met. I don't see that changing any time soon."
Mick breathes out slowly, tangling his fingers with Leonard's. It's the most he can offer in terms of comfort tonight. A safe place, caring for his best friend and his little sister. Holding his hand in the dark.
A small smile.
"Yeah, you ain't gonna get rid of me anytime soon." Whatever happened, Mick would stand beside him for the rest of his life.
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Date: 2017-06-30 10:55 pm (UTC)"Think we'll really get this all figured out soon?" he asks quietly. Three years isn't long in the grand scheme of things, but it's long enough for Mick to have figured out that even when he tries, Leonard can't help but obsess about things sometimes, and where his sister and her safety are concerned, he's even worse. Which is probably understandable, but frustrating to deal with all the same.
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Date: 2017-06-30 11:38 pm (UTC)But he can't. Won't. In the dark Mick blows out a breath. What Len needs to do is sleep, give himself time to rest and recover, but he knows when he gets on an obsessive tear there's little that will throw him off track.
"I think if anybody can, it'll be you. And you know I'll do whatever you need. Anything okay?"
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Date: 2017-07-01 12:24 am (UTC)Sometimes, it's just nice to know that there's some kind of constant in his life. "You've always been here when I needed you, since we met. I don't see that changing any time soon."
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Date: 2017-07-01 01:38 am (UTC)A small smile.
"Yeah, you ain't gonna get rid of me anytime soon." Whatever happened, Mick would stand beside him for the rest of his life.