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ᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ. ( post-snake fight! )

[ he really should be asleep by now, and it's obvious he needs it by how exhausted he sounds, but he has to get rid of this particular urge first. it's been bothering him since the adrenaline (and chaos) finally died down. ]

... Can anyone else summarize their day in two words. I'll start.

[ a meaningful pause. ]

Giant robots.

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[ gdit keith. what is he going to do with you? ]

Then practice here. I'll clean up the mess afterwards.

I would not ask that of you. You have enough of your own concerns, without tidying up after me.

... I'd rather add more to my plate than let you deal with this alone.

[ isn't that why ivan agreed to move in with keith? so they could help each other, like they have been since the first day they met. ]

I... I will be alright. You needn't worry. It was simply a shock, that is all.

[ Evading the issue right here. ]

[ his shoulders sink a little lower, defeated. ivan completely takes this the wrong way. ]

So you don't trust me?

[ Immediately, Keith is alarmed by the very thought of it, and he can't help but cry out in protest. ]

N-no, Ivan, that is not what I mean! I trust you implicitly; I would not have told you otherwise. So please... Please do not think that...

[ To his horror, tears start to well up in his eyes. ]

[ ivan is caught by surprise. ]

... Keith?

[ he's never seen him cry, he's not sure he ever wants to, but how can he stop this now? ]

[ To his horror, now that the tears have started, he doesn't know how to bring himself under control. No matter how many times Keith wipes at his face in a frazzled attempt to somehow make them stop, nothing works. He doesn't remember the last time that he cried, or if he's had reason to at all lately.

Ivan has definitely never seen this before. Because he's always tried to be the strong one, for him. Why is he faltering now? Even now he can only see it as a weakness in himself. ]

[ shit. he fucked up.

ivan spends a long time trying to figure out what to do here and then he just, lets his body act on reflex. he pulls keith in for an embrace, and he hopes, he really wants it to be enough. that it'll stop the other man from crying more than he already is.

what could he even say here? to make things right? ]

I'm sorry...

[ He doesn't know what else to say. Keith winds his arms around Ivan and holds on for dear life, burying his face against his shoulder. While some of the trembling stops, he can't quite pull himself together just yet.

Little does he know that he's managed to activate his powers, either. At first, he doesn't even notice the light breeze running through the room. ]

[ the breeze doesn't bother him that much. he thinks it's just a small draft. what bothers him the most is what keith tells him, apologizing like this is his fault. he isn't about to allow that to go on, nor is he letting him go. ]

Don't. We'll figure this out together. Okay?

Together...

[ When he says that, Keith suddenly sounds a lot more sure. As though he knows that everything will be alright; he trusts in Ivan, and Ivan wouldn't lie to him. So it must be so - right?

Right.

Except that the breeze is picking up in speed and intensity... ]

[ ... keith did say he can control wind, didn't he? ivan pulls away from the other man once the wind around them has gotten stronger, looking around them to make sure nothing's about to fall off and break just yet. ]

—Keith? You said it only happens once you're stressed out, right?

[ now ivan has to find a way to chill him out. ]

Um, yes. It usually doesn't happen... otherwise...

[ Uh oh. Guess who just figured out that he's the one who's causing this problem inside the house? Of course, that just makes Keith panic more, and the wind becomes stronger as a result since he doesn't know how to control it whatsoever.

This isn't good. ]

I-I am sorry!

It's fine! Just...

[ well, okay. stuff are being lifted off the tables now and junk, that's not good. if keith panics some more, it might get even worse. ]

Don't panic, okay?

[ Deep breaths, Keith. Slowly, the wind starts to die down, and John bounds into the room, confused by what is going on. ]

I-I will try my best.

[ that seems to be working so far... ]

Maybe count from one to ten?

A-alright.

[ One, two, three... As he counts, John comes and sits by his feet, clearly worried about his master. Slowly but surely, however, the wind is dying down. ]

You're doing fine. It's... almost gone by now.

[ soon enough, it'll have completely disappeared. he's glad john popped up. his presence is bound to be a source of comfort for keith. ]

[ In the end, what makes it subside is a desire to keep both Ivan and John safe from harm. Keith would never forgive himself if he did anything to hurt either of them, and it's with that thought that the wind stops. He sinks to his knees then, completely and utterly exhausted by the effort. As it is, he's barely aware of John licking his face, he's that tired. ]

[ ivan crouches by his side to see how he's doing. that was quite the ordeal and he imagines it's only the first one out of many, considering how their lives have changed now. ]

... Are you okay?

Yes... I am alright. I am sorry I've made such a mess of things.

[ Right now it felt as though that was his lot in life. Keith droops a little at the thought. ]

You don't have to apologize. Whatever this is... this isn't your fault.

[ it's all because of locke and all the weird shit happening to them. ]

But it's my power... and I can't control it. What if I cause someone serious harm?

[ He'll never forgive himself. ]

... You can't harm someone even if you tried. It's not something you'd ever do.

[ ivan has known keith long enough to believe this to be true. ]

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