[ They're going to have to talk about it sometime. The bond, the stress it puts them under, the way Patrick in particular can get so caught up in not wanting David to pick up on any of his doubts or annoyances or anxieties that he starts feeling anxious about David feeling them, which David picks up on through the bond, which makes the problem worse than it would have been if Patrick had just let himself feel what he's going to feel in the first place.
Maybe the two of them and a therapist can talk about it, actually.
But for now, Patrick doesn't want to address it, even as he feels David's uneasiness and vague distress in response to Patrick's own.
So he doesn't.
Instead, he laughs, only having to force it a little, and leans forward for a quick kiss. ]
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Maybe the two of them and a therapist can talk about it, actually.
But for now, Patrick doesn't want to address it, even as he feels David's uneasiness and vague distress in response to Patrick's own.
So he doesn't.
Instead, he laughs, only having to force it a little, and leans forward for a quick kiss. ]
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.