Slowly, Ben starts to actually relax. The trembling slow and eases to a stop. The hard tension in every muscle and tendon edges slowly towards 'not tense' and then into actual relaxation.
Lastly, he tips his head back onto Klaus's shoulder rolling a little to tuck his brow against his brother's neck and he can smell the water, and the lingering sweetness of pot that had been smoked in here so often that it's in the very walls and it's so familiar that he wants to cry.
"Maybe," he agrees softly. "Let me try..." He thinks about turning the hot tap on and one of Them responds, breaching the water to twist the hot water into running again before retreating.
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Date: 2019-05-06 02:27 am (UTC)Lastly, he tips his head back onto Klaus's shoulder rolling a little to tuck his brow against his brother's neck and he can smell the water, and the lingering sweetness of pot that had been smoked in here so often that it's in the very walls and it's so familiar that he wants to cry.
"Maybe," he agrees softly. "Let me try..." He thinks about turning the hot tap on and one of Them responds, breaching the water to twist the hot water into running again before retreating.