[ The shield would be great right now, but they have to work with what they've got. And mostly, that's each other. Drake is trying to plot the fastest way back in his head when Ephemera's expression softens, his voice reassuring. It earns him a faint smile, and Drake has the urge to press their foreheads together before he remembers himself. And doesn't really want Ephemera to feel how freaked he was when the other man took that hit. He just nods instead, gently. ]
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[ The shield would be great right now, but they have to work with what they've got. And mostly, that's each other. Drake is trying to plot the fastest way back in his head when Ephemera's expression softens, his voice reassuring. It earns him a faint smile, and Drake has the urge to press their foreheads together before he remembers himself. And doesn't really want Ephemera to feel how freaked he was when the other man took that hit. He just nods instead, gently. ]
I'm holding you to that. This way, let's go.