"Oh, whoa, hello." Klaus sputters, looking down at the tentacle that's wrapping around his middle, tugging them closer together. Then Ben's hands are on his shoulders and chest and patting at them, and he comments that he can touch him.
"Yeah...yeah you can."
And then Klaus' hands come up and he puts them on the sides of Ben's face, slides his fingers back into his hair and laughs softly. It's real. Ben's skin is warm - not warm enough, but warmer than a dead person - and his hair feels soft and thick between his fingers. Klaus laughs again, shaking his head, and his eyes go glossy with tears. Shifting, he brings his feet under him for balance and reaches down, hooks his hands under Ben's thighs, does an experimental pull upward.
"I got a lot stronger in Nam. Come on, we gotta get out of here, and it looks like your little tentacle buddies want to help so uh...tally-ho?"
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Date: 2019-05-05 05:46 am (UTC)"Yeah...yeah you can."
And then Klaus' hands come up and he puts them on the sides of Ben's face, slides his fingers back into his hair and laughs softly. It's real. Ben's skin is warm - not warm enough, but warmer than a dead person - and his hair feels soft and thick between his fingers. Klaus laughs again, shaking his head, and his eyes go glossy with tears. Shifting, he brings his feet under him for balance and reaches down, hooks his hands under Ben's thighs, does an experimental pull upward.
"I got a lot stronger in Nam. Come on, we gotta get out of here, and it looks like your little tentacle buddies want to help so uh...tally-ho?"