( kieren doesn't know what he expects when he makes his way over to the apartment -- his apartment, technically. he was angry at simon for so long, so incredibly angry that he hadn't been able to think straight for the longest time. it's the protective instinct speaking, his guilt over his failure to notice jem's problems while in roarton. wanting to make up for that now, to be a better brother. to say sorry for causing her so much pain in the past. he's trying his best.
but now that he's had some time to cool off, he fires back a text right away, letting simon know he's coming back. taking his time as he walks over to sort through his thoughts, to remind himself not to fly off the handle this time.
he doesn't know if simon really took any of it back, or if he's just saying all this because he likes kieren. he wonders if they're just too different to make this work. but he cares about simon, and that's a big deal because he hadn't cared about anyone romantically since rick died.
everything just sort of feels a little tenuous right now. but he's going anyway, climbing the steps and knocking on the door of his own apartment. )
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but now that he's had some time to cool off, he fires back a text right away, letting simon know he's coming back. taking his time as he walks over to sort through his thoughts, to remind himself not to fly off the handle this time.
he doesn't know if simon really took any of it back, or if he's just saying all this because he likes kieren. he wonders if they're just too different to make this work. but he cares about simon, and that's a big deal because he hadn't cared about anyone romantically since rick died.
everything just sort of feels a little tenuous right now. but he's going anyway, climbing the steps and knocking on the door of his own apartment. )