[It was a moment before Gamzee had realized Tavros had pulled himself from his grip. He was looking ahead and scouting down the halls and generally just lost in his own mind, like he was most of the time anyway. The hand that was previously gripping the boy's wrist grabbed at the air a few times in vain, and Gamzee finally had to stop what he was doing to turn his head in a bit of mixed irritation and confusion.]
[Tavros had backed away from him. The first words out of his mouth were going to be "What the fuck are you doing!?", but Tavros was able to speak before him, and thus, shut him up quite quickly.]
[There was a pause before Gamzee dropped the arm that was still reaching out for the boy, and his shoulders followed suit. He breathed the tension out of his body in a deep exhale, looking the brownblood (or what used to be the brownblood) over.]
[Tavros and he had always been on the same wavelength, most of the time. They were pretty easy-going, fun-loving boys who bounced jokes and rhymes off of each other all of the time. They'd both changed a lot, and while they grew a little bit in different directions, deep down, they still had those childish, symmetrical components. Tavros had always been a little more reserved, a little more logical. He wasn't weak by any means... just careful. Cautious, and careful, and he put a lot of thought into self-preservation. It's why Gamzee worried about him so. With all of this faffing about, concealing himself and shielding himself, he was never going to actually get himself out of harm's way.]
[But, Gamzee had to give in. He couldn't push Tavros when the boy was actually putting his foot down. Gamzee was controlling, and pushy, and quite dominant when he wanted to be, but he still loved him, and right now, he could spare the time to do things Tavros' way.]
You motherfuckin' can, brother.
[He sighed again, moving closer to Tavros' wire frame and clinking his arms around those broad shoulders.]
'Cause all I'm gonna fuckin' being to do it with you, you know?
[He pressed their filmy foreheads together, the glow of his microchip against the dull metal of Tavros' wire.]
Hang all yourself up and on to me, bro. I won't let motherfucking nothing hurt you.
We can all be fuckin' staying here for a little bit, if you want.
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[Tavros had backed away from him. The first words out of his mouth were going to be "What the fuck are you doing!?", but Tavros was able to speak before him, and thus, shut him up quite quickly.]
[There was a pause before Gamzee dropped the arm that was still reaching out for the boy, and his shoulders followed suit. He breathed the tension out of his body in a deep exhale, looking the brownblood (or what used to be the brownblood) over.]
[Tavros and he had always been on the same wavelength, most of the time. They were pretty easy-going, fun-loving boys who bounced jokes and rhymes off of each other all of the time. They'd both changed a lot, and while they grew a little bit in different directions, deep down, they still had those childish, symmetrical components. Tavros had always been a little more reserved, a little more logical. He wasn't weak by any means... just careful. Cautious, and careful, and he put a lot of thought into self-preservation. It's why Gamzee worried about him so. With all of this faffing about, concealing himself and shielding himself, he was never going to actually get himself out of harm's way.]
[But, Gamzee had to give in. He couldn't push Tavros when the boy was actually putting his foot down. Gamzee was controlling, and pushy, and quite dominant when he wanted to be, but he still loved him, and right now, he could spare the time to do things Tavros' way.]
You motherfuckin' can, brother.
[He sighed again, moving closer to Tavros' wire frame and clinking his arms around those broad shoulders.]
'Cause all I'm gonna fuckin' being to do it with you, you know?
[He pressed their filmy foreheads together, the glow of his microchip against the dull metal of Tavros' wire.]
Hang all yourself up and on to me, bro. I won't let motherfucking nothing hurt you.
We can all be fuckin' staying here for a little bit, if you want.