"Evan!" He hadn't been certain what he was seeing until the redhead stood and he saw recognition and warmth in those eyes, and then all at once Meallan was dragging the slighter man close and wrapping both arms around him in a warm, fierce hug, as though expecting any moment he'd wake and find it a dream slipping away from him.
"Creators, it's good to see you, lethallin! I thought I wouldn't..." He pauses, swallowing feelings that threaten to rise up too fast, and then the reality of what this might mean sinks in as he pulls back.
"But... you haven't come back, have you?" Meallan says slowly, and finally takes a look around the hall at the number of faces watching them, some looking curious, amused, and even judgemental. His gaze takes in the few at the table Evan had been sitting at, the open interest there, and he meets Evan's eyes again.
"That must mean..." His gaze drops again and Meallan belatedly realises that he's still holding Evan's hand, still wanting that contact that he's been sorely missing and the tether that he's afraid to let go of now. "I am further from home than I thought I was, aren't I?"
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Date: 2016-09-14 12:52 pm (UTC)"Creators, it's good to see you, lethallin! I thought I wouldn't..." He pauses, swallowing feelings that threaten to rise up too fast, and then the reality of what this might mean sinks in as he pulls back.
"But... you haven't come back, have you?" Meallan says slowly, and finally takes a look around the hall at the number of faces watching them, some looking curious, amused, and even judgemental. His gaze takes in the few at the table Evan had been sitting at, the open interest there, and he meets Evan's eyes again.
"That must mean..." His gaze drops again and Meallan belatedly realises that he's still holding Evan's hand, still wanting that contact that he's been sorely missing and the tether that he's afraid to let go of now. "I am further from home than I thought I was, aren't I?"