EZRA.

AND I HAVE LOVED YOU TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN.

[EZRA. @Hisbound]

LOVE WAS SOMETHING BORROWED; as every embrace carried the promise of abandonment, while hope lingered only long enough to be mistaken for home.

LOVE WAS SOMETHING TO BE EARNED; and so the heart forgot how to receive, bound by devotion and remembering only how to endure.

[EZRA. @Hisbound]

... before continuing, his thumb lingering against Sasha's cheek. "The doctor explained that you should be able to go home in a couple of days." His expression softens, still worried by how fragile Sasha looks. "Is there anyone else you want me to call for you?"

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[EZRA. @Hisbound]

THERE ARE THINGS THE HEART DOES NOT OUTGROW / even as absence comes to known.

[EZRA. @Hisbound]

... hands come up to wipe the tears from Sasha's cheeks, thumbs brushing gently beneath his eyes. Ezra meets his gaze, a smile blooms across his lips.

"Okay, okay. I understand" he says softly. "I won't leave you. I'm here, Sasha."

He lets the reassurance seeps between them ...

[EZRA. @Hisbound]

... offering the only comfort he can give.

"So here I am," he murmurs, his hand resting carefully against his back. "I'm here, Sasha. You're not alone."

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[EZRA. @Hisbound]

... wasn't there. So, when he sees the tears still gathered in Sasha's eyes, Ezra moves closer and carefully pulls him into a gentle embrace, mindful of every injury between them. He holds him without asking for anything in return, letting Sasha lean into him if he wants to, ...

[EZRA. @Hisbound]

... Sasha's almost without thought. He stares at Sasha, trying to make sense of what he is seeing, worry creeping heavily across his countenance.

"Sasha—what happened?" he asks, his thumb moves anxiously against Sasha's hand. "A-are you okay?"

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[EZRA. @Hisbound]

... skin, and for a second Ezra forgets every careful boundary he has built around himself. He does not think about the past or what this reunion might mean. His concern comes before any of it, leading him across the room until he is standing beside the bed.

His hand finds ...