Miles had been getting ready to respond - something about not worrying being good, something about vowing to protect Gregor from whatever he likes - when he feels that love start to trickle over into his side of the link. It's not as though he's never felt love over telepathy like this before - everyone he's shared this with has overwhelmed him at this point - but this is something new. More solid, more ... He melts a bit in it, feeling it soften the edges of that ragged, bloody scar from Beta Colony. Settling at the bottom of that hideous hole he calls his self worth.
It stays there. He can feel the bottom now - deep and dark, but no longer unfathomable. A tiny lingering pool of sweetness to mark the edges of his psyche. He has to draw in a deep, shuddering breath, almost not wanting to feel more. Give him a moment to revel in this memory first. And maybe swallow past the lump in his throat. ]
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Miles had been getting ready to respond - something about not worrying being good, something about vowing to protect Gregor from whatever he likes - when he feels that love start to trickle over into his side of the link. It's not as though he's never felt love over telepathy like this before - everyone he's shared this with has overwhelmed him at this point - but this is something new. More solid, more ... He melts a bit in it, feeling it soften the edges of that ragged, bloody scar from Beta Colony. Settling at the bottom of that hideous hole he calls his self worth.
It stays there. He can feel the bottom now - deep and dark, but no longer unfathomable. A tiny lingering pool of sweetness to mark the edges of his psyche. He has to draw in a deep, shuddering breath, almost not wanting to feel more. Give him a moment to revel in this memory first. And maybe swallow past the lump in his throat. ]