"Course," he said, wrapping his arm around the boy, holding him close as he moved him to the bed.
"I could have brought you things, or helped you. What if you had..." He was hurting so bad, angry because of how scared he was. "Do you know what I would have done if I found you..." He sighed, helping him settle down.
Which was when the words hit him. "Now you're not even playing fair, Harry Hart, and you know it." He was pretty sure he knew it too.
"You're not being sheltered. The first day I came, I thought you were going to die and..."
Oh no. He doesn't get to leave that like that.
Staring down at him a moment, he went over and pulled the curtains closed. "A man who tells me he's your best friend, and you're his only confidante." He turned to face him, standing before the curtain.
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Date: 2016-05-30 01:42 am (UTC)"I could have brought you things, or helped you. What if you had..." He was hurting so bad, angry because of how scared he was. "Do you know what I would have done if I found you..." He sighed, helping him settle down.
Which was when the words hit him. "Now you're not even playing fair, Harry Hart, and you know it." He was pretty sure he knew it too.
"You're not being sheltered. The first day I came, I thought you were going to die and..."
Oh no. He doesn't get to leave that like that.
Staring down at him a moment, he went over and pulled the curtains closed. "A man who tells me he's your best friend, and you're his only confidante." He turned to face him, standing before the curtain.
"So why don't you trust Merlin?"