He needed to focus. Focus was what he needed.
He wrapped his fingers around Klaus' and started counting his knuckles. Yuuji could feel his heart beating, and his was doing the same. Like a drum, the dreadful sentiment would raise the hairs on his back, his tension building up to a paroxysm. *
*Maybe he could forget for a bit. Just a tiny bit.
He didn't understand his words, but he understood his affection.
He didn't understand why he couldn't respond back.
He understood. He didn't have anything else going for him, except for Klaus.
His brain would never focus. Why couldn't he understand?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ...
Klaus had slim and pretty fingers. Each detail of his would paint a different story on his adventures; he was a person worth saving.
1, 2, 3, 4, ...
A tiny bit of rest. Just a tiny bit, Emiri.
1,2 ...
His overworked bum really needed a rest. Maybe Klaus was a guardian angel.
A second chance at life. Another chance to heal for the better.
So sleepy ...
* ... *