[ Angel would be blaming herself as well, her short legs. Near the end he'd practically carried her, one-armed he may be, but powered by adrenaline and fear.
They didn't know the area. There was no door. They may have ran straight past. ]
We just w-wanna... wanted to see -
[ "You" is stolen by the wind and a hiccup. He's glad, highly aware how juvenile it makes him sound.
I know. We all made a mistake. [He slows down as Rhys becomes more agitated, set, if nothing else, on keeping hold of himself and not making it worse. If it can at all get worse, when the ones he loves are freezing to death just outside a locked door.]
Maybe we'll get to learn from it. But for now... listen to me. Tell her. If there's anything you meant to and never did, if there's anything... you want to tell me and never did, do it now. Just in case.
[ His gaze goes every which way before settling back on Beckett, eye glassy and bright. He hasn't ever said it, has he? To Angel, yeah. Not Beckett. Guy's gotten soft, but not shmoopy.
Not with Rhys.
But. If there was ever a time... ]
You... know, you. Th-that I love you. I-I'm pretty obvious about it, but you deserve to hear it.
[If he ever wanted shmoopy, there is his chance, right there. Beckett is a grand champion of turning away open displays of affection with a barbed comment. And he's actually fairly good at expressing affection when he does want to. But all of it is and has always been restricted by the nature of his world, his life, his kind. What can any of them really feel, the blood-drinking damned?
He knows better now. He understands things that only true death could have taught him. He looks Rhys right in the eye.]
I - you deserve to hear that I am proud of you. The things you've done. The man you are, regardless of what anyone else might think. I'm - this is - you are my friend, Rhys. A better friend that I've often deserved.
[ He knew too, he's known for a long time, yet hearing it all aloud releases a great deal of tension and anxiety in his shoulders and he visibly calms despite the situation. Despite all the snot and Ghibli tears. ]
You don't give yourself enough credit, Beckett. You're a triple-century old badass, and one of the best men I know, knew, will know -- all the tenses, forever and always.
And I - I'm pretty damn great myself - [ laughter ] -- you're right. We both are.
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Re: video;
Date: 2017-06-23 05:45 pm (UTC)They didn't know the area. There was no door. They may have ran straight past. ]
We just w-wanna... wanted to see -
[ "You" is stolen by the wind and a hiccup. He's glad, highly aware how juvenile it makes him sound.
Breathing. Nodding. ]
We do. Yeah...
video;
Date: 2017-06-23 06:02 pm (UTC)Maybe we'll get to learn from it. But for now... listen to me. Tell her. If there's anything you meant to and never did, if there's anything... you want to tell me and never did, do it now. Just in case.
video;
Date: 2017-06-23 07:41 pm (UTC)[ His gaze goes every which way before settling back on Beckett, eye glassy and bright. He hasn't ever said it, has he? To Angel, yeah. Not Beckett. Guy's gotten soft, but not shmoopy.
Not with Rhys.
But. If there was ever a time... ]
You... know, you. Th-that I love you. I-I'm pretty obvious about it, but you deserve to hear it.
video;
Date: 2017-06-27 07:46 pm (UTC)He knows better now. He understands things that only true death could have taught him. He looks Rhys right in the eye.]
I - you deserve to hear that I am proud of you. The things you've done. The man you are, regardless of what anyone else might think. I'm - this is - you are my friend, Rhys. A better friend that I've often deserved.
video;
Date: 2017-06-29 06:21 am (UTC)[ He knew too, he's known for a long time, yet hearing it all aloud releases a great deal of tension and anxiety in his shoulders and he visibly calms despite the situation. Despite all the snot and Ghibli tears. ]
You don't give yourself enough credit, Beckett. You're a triple-century old badass, and one of the best men I know, knew, will know -- all the tenses, forever and always.
And I - I'm pretty damn great myself - [ laughter ] -- you're right. We both are.