[ He just nods, and brings a hand up to stroke Alucard's hair. It's all still- intimate but chaste, something that could in theory still be just comforting. It can't be anything more than that without Sypha's leave. But ours is a good indication that this may well be fine. Also a good indication that they've talked about this - about him - in the past. And he'll process that later.
For now, Alucard's grip on him has shifted. It's no tighter, but it's stronger. As if he thinks that he might be swept away at any moment. There's only one possible response to that. ]
I'll stay.
[ It's said with a weight that means more than just staying on the sofa with him until he's ready to wake Sypha and go to bed with her. It's a promise that he can't really keep, and he doesn't qualify it with 'for another year' or 'for as long as I can', but he'll try. ]
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For now, Alucard's grip on him has shifted. It's no tighter, but it's stronger. As if he thinks that he might be swept away at any moment. There's only one possible response to that. ]
I'll stay.
[ It's said with a weight that means more than just staying on the sofa with him until he's ready to wake Sypha and go to bed with her. It's a promise that he can't really keep, and he doesn't qualify it with 'for another year' or 'for as long as I can', but he'll try. ]