[he can admit that much, though he refuses to elaborate, instead taking the ask as a nudge to hurry the hell up. he grits his teeth and forces his tired body to trudge up the remainder of the stairs, eyes squeezed shut to keep the vertigo at bay.
once he's made it to the top, he slouches a bit against the rail, waiting for Grey to get ahead to unlock the door, head down and fist clenched at his side.
dammit...wasn't i doing good enough? he'd even thought about doing more walking after lunch, but if it was going to end up like this...!]
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on 2024-05-10 11:23 pm (UTC)[he can admit that much, though he refuses to elaborate, instead taking the ask as a nudge to hurry the hell up. he grits his teeth and forces his tired body to trudge up the remainder of the stairs, eyes squeezed shut to keep the vertigo at bay.
once he's made it to the top, he slouches a bit against the rail, waiting for Grey to get ahead to unlock the door, head down and fist clenched at his side.
dammit...wasn't i doing good enough? he'd even thought about doing more walking after lunch, but if it was going to end up like this...!]