[ he breathes out slowly, until all the air is gone from his lungs — meditative breathing is about the only way he knows to calm himself, and it's helped when it actually occurs to him to do it in the midst of a panic-muddled haze. ]
Alright. [ he's starting to relax at last, the flight-ready tension unwinding bit by bit. ] Alright.
[ as long as it isn't Hanzo doing this alone, like he was with the clan, maybe it won't inevitably be a disaster. he can't trust himself with anything, but he can trust Genji; it's the most comforting thought he can latch onto, for this. he tightens his hold for one brief squeeze before he starts to let go and pull away from the embrace, reluctantly. ]
Ten years, and still, you always get everything your way.
[ he mostly sounds exhausted, but there's humour under it, even weary and wrung-out. this isn't something he'd thought he could possibly be talked down from. since Genji seems to have done the impossible, he can't help but joke. ]
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Alright. [ he's starting to relax at last, the flight-ready tension unwinding bit by bit. ] Alright.
[ as long as it isn't Hanzo doing this alone, like he was with the clan, maybe it won't inevitably be a disaster. he can't trust himself with anything, but he can trust Genji; it's the most comforting thought he can latch onto, for this. he tightens his hold for one brief squeeze before he starts to let go and pull away from the embrace, reluctantly. ]
Ten years, and still, you always get everything your way.
[ he mostly sounds exhausted, but there's humour under it, even weary and wrung-out. this isn't something he'd thought he could possibly be talked down from. since Genji seems to have done the impossible, he can't help but joke. ]