[Bruno discards the half-attempt at denial. It's reflexive. It's concern for Bruno and Bruno's feelings. All well and good, but not the point and not the focus here and now. So, it's easy to discard. Bruno lets go of Polnareff's hand to hold his cheek instead. His other hand slips out of his hair to do the same to his other cheek.]
I love you.
[He murmurs it softly, thumbs stroking his cheekbones again and again slowly. While he would not want that to eclipse what Polnareff feels for Abdul, he does wish that it could be enough to soothe the pain and guilt he feels. Maybe not entirely, but at least some of it. That's simply unrealistic, however, and is far beyond anything that Bruno could ever do for him. In the end, the most Bruno can do is support Polnareff when he needs it and sit with him in these feelings so that he doesn't have to be with them alone. The harder parts are things that Polnareff will have to do for himself. It's the only way he'll heal.]
[Bruno shifts to kiss Polnareff's forehead before encouraging Polnareff to settle back down once more, Bruno's hand returning to Polnareff's hair once again.]
Tell me more about him?
[The good, bad, or whatever else in between, it really doesn't matter. Abdul just can't continue to be something that Polnareff feels like he can't talk about to Bruno. Not after nightmares like that.]
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I love you.
[He murmurs it softly, thumbs stroking his cheekbones again and again slowly. While he would not want that to eclipse what Polnareff feels for Abdul, he does wish that it could be enough to soothe the pain and guilt he feels. Maybe not entirely, but at least some of it. That's simply unrealistic, however, and is far beyond anything that Bruno could ever do for him. In the end, the most Bruno can do is support Polnareff when he needs it and sit with him in these feelings so that he doesn't have to be with them alone. The harder parts are things that Polnareff will have to do for himself. It's the only way he'll heal.]
[Bruno shifts to kiss Polnareff's forehead before encouraging Polnareff to settle back down once more, Bruno's hand returning to Polnareff's hair once again.]
Tell me more about him?
[The good, bad, or whatever else in between, it really doesn't matter. Abdul just can't continue to be something that Polnareff feels like he can't talk about to Bruno. Not after nightmares like that.]