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[h2no]

[archie has no idea how hard that would hit finn-- he only said it because he feels it a lot himself. after doing that one big bad thing, it's so easy to convince himself that he's a bad person and everything even slightly wrong he does is unforgivable.

whew. that's a spiral. archie just lets himself enjoy the moment.]

...I won't make every time we do this some weird deep emotional thing. Don't worry.

[said lightly. definitely implying future ventures.]

[hatejakku]

[ Finn smiles, a laugh on his lips and those problems far away again. ]

I don't mind deep emotional things. You're fine.

[ Definitely fine with future ventures, too. This is nice. ]

[h2no]

You say that, just wait until we hit a subject that makes me cry. Oh, terrible wailing!

[he snickers at his own joke, slipping an arm around finn's waist.]

As long as it doesn't make things weird for ya. I know you have a lot on your emotional plate.

[hatejakku]

[ He's still not used to touch. Instead of shying way, though, he finds that he's comfortable with Archie and snuggles closer, smiling from the joke. ]

My emotional plate can handle a bit more. [ But in all seriousness: ] It's not weird. It's what I'm used to, honestly.

[h2no]

I don't doubt it.

[as much as he tries (and often fails) to hold back from people, archie's never doubted finn to be unable to handle all this. it might be slightly different from reality, but even when finn had lost his memories (which he's never really questioned how and when they came back) it was clear to see his empathy through the confusion.

yet he still feels bad. finn is so much younger than him and has been through so much more...]

I'm alright. I'm just tired.

[hatejakku]

[ He wasn't totally sure that Archie was actually all right but... he let it drop. If there was something he wanted to say, he'd say it.

So Finn took a deep breath and rolled on his side to wrap his arms around him, invite him as close or far away as he wanted to be. ]

You can sleep here. [ Duh, but it wasn't really meant like that. Anytime, he meant. Whatever he needed, whenever, Finn could help. ]

[h2no]

[a beat. as usual, he defaults to making a dumb joke.]

I know you meant the bed, but I might end up on top of you and not in the fun way. I move around a lot.

[hatejakku]

[ That quirked a smile and a breathy laugh out of him. ]

I'll spatula you off of me if I need to.

[ Look at him learning new terms. ]

[h2no]

[archie can't help but snort, laughing into finn's chest.]

Usin' my own thing back at me, huh? [with a content sigh, archie settles a little better. minutely, but still noticeable.] ...Not to be a soppy bastard, but I'm glad I came. I'm glad you're here.

[hatejakku]

[ His body relaxes into the bed, more comfortable about this than he thought he'd be. Talking helps. ] I'm glad you came, too.

[ And he's definitely glad they're both here but he doesn't know how to say it without making it sound weird. So he doesn't say it. ]