Klaus responds immensely well to comfort in the form of touch, so even simple gestures like that go a long way.
A small, albeit weak, smile spreads across his lips at that. "Thanks, Vee." He lays his head against her shoulder gently, sighing softly. "I'm so tired... are you tired? Of course you are... we all are... I think I need a nap. Do you want a nap? Will you stay?" He didn't mean to rapid-fire so much at her, but the words just kept tumbling out. And he really would rather not be alone at this point.
"No problem," she says quietly. When he rests his head on her shoulder, she reaches up to lean her hand on the back of his head, letting him relax if he needs to. If little touches help, she can do that. Sometimes words fail her, but she can do this much, and it's a relief to see that it does seem to be helping.
Vanya blinks a little at the rapid-fire questions, but it doesn't faze her too badly, and she answers by leaning the side of her head to where Klaus' rests on her shoulder. "Yeah. Yeah, I could use a nap. I think we could all use a rest, after all of it," she says. "I can stay."
He relaxes in not just a visible, but a physical way, when she agrees to stay, some tension seems to almost immediately ease out of his shoulders and the way he's holding himself. Like if he tried hard enough, he might just melt into his sister.
"Thanks," he mumbles again softly, letting his eyes slide shut and hoping that having her here will mean that he can get some actual sleep.
"No worries," she says, her thumb sweeping against the back of his head a little. After that, Vanya quiets, leaning against Klaus a little in turn, hoping that that'll be enough to help him relax and drift off.
A little bit later, she closes her eyes, letting herself unwind a little herself, still letting Klaus settle next to her while her hand stayed cupping the back of his head.
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Date: 2019-05-21 02:05 am (UTC)A small, albeit weak, smile spreads across his lips at that. "Thanks, Vee." He lays his head against her shoulder gently, sighing softly. "I'm so tired... are you tired? Of course you are... we all are... I think I need a nap. Do you want a nap? Will you stay?" He didn't mean to rapid-fire so much at her, but the words just kept tumbling out. And he really would rather not be alone at this point.
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Date: 2019-05-21 08:18 pm (UTC)Vanya blinks a little at the rapid-fire questions, but it doesn't faze her too badly, and she answers by leaning the side of her head to where Klaus' rests on her shoulder. "Yeah. Yeah, I could use a nap. I think we could all use a rest, after all of it," she says. "I can stay."
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Date: 2019-05-21 09:03 pm (UTC)"Thanks," he mumbles again softly, letting his eyes slide shut and hoping that having her here will mean that he can get some actual sleep.
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Date: 2019-05-23 09:03 pm (UTC)A little bit later, she closes her eyes, letting herself unwind a little herself, still letting Klaus settle next to her while her hand stayed cupping the back of his head.