MK let Macaque take his head. His fingers slowly squeezed back. He kept his eye on the shadow monkey's. He smiled softly. He promised himself he would accept what Macaque said. If he didn't feel pushed away, that was good. He squeezed the hand again.
"It came through loud and clear," MK said softly. "It was one of the first memories I found. It was waiting for me. Along with all the others." MK moved closer to Macaque. Shoulder to shoulder.
"I'm not going to push you away. I'm not going to push. Can't help it if I pull though. That's what stars do, right?" He chuckled softly. The tension easing a little bit. Not having Macaque fight or argue how he felt helped. Being able to just say it helped.
"I know this won't sound like happy but...I understand why you were afraid. Why you might still be afraid. I am too. Of messing it up. Of...losing people. Of messing things up with them. The thing I know is, I'm not about to let you get away. Not now and probably not ever. I get it. I feel the same way. So at least we both know we understand that part. And we can make sure the keep remind each other that we're not going anywhere. At this point, there probably isn't anything either of us could to do chase off or scare the other away."
Re: 4 - regular MK, but after some time
"It came through loud and clear," MK said softly. "It was one of the first memories I found. It was waiting for me. Along with all the others." MK moved closer to Macaque. Shoulder to shoulder.
"I'm not going to push you away. I'm not going to push. Can't help it if I pull though. That's what stars do, right?" He chuckled softly. The tension easing a little bit. Not having Macaque fight or argue how he felt helped. Being able to just say it helped.
"I know this won't sound like happy but...I understand why you were afraid. Why you might still be afraid. I am too. Of messing it up. Of...losing people. Of messing things up with them. The thing I know is, I'm not about to let you get away. Not now and probably not ever. I get it. I feel the same way. So at least we both know we understand that part. And we can make sure the keep remind each other that we're not going anywhere. At this point, there probably isn't anything either of us could to do chase off or scare the other away."