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[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

"-- smelled like bacon --"

When Tiberius' taller-than-Shane body disappears from in front of him, replaced by the sheen of a metallic wall, Shane's animated conversation about something apparently smelling like bacon stops right then and there. Stunned, he freezes, looking somewhat comical with both of his hands raised -- and then he turns around, suddenly on the defencive, looking everywhere he possibly can in the small room.

Not good. Not good. Not good. "Ty?" With his head ducked a little, he's almost like a threatened animal. "Ty, where are you?"

Nothing. Shane is ready to pounce the first person who shows their face.

"Okay, Kanye." Defencive, but still expressive as hell. It's hiding the fact that he's slowly getting scared by reality of this interruption. "You better put me back before you find out what a mistake this is." ... Still nothing. And that's when Shane notices the door... as well as the device on the pedestal. He approaches neither in favour of making one last attempt:

"I mean it, you want somebody taller!"

... Shane shifts his weight, then picks up the device without immediately looking at it. Instead he looks at the walls around him again, suddenly feeling very nervous, and says quietly, more like a thought than anything: "Levi?"

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[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

"I understand." Shane makes sure to look up, even though seeing Levi like that hurts, so he can see the sincerity of his statement. And it makes his heart twist a little bit, but Shane leans forward again and kisses him lightly, then looks down, resting his forehead against Levi's.

"I love you too."

[levilup.livejournal.com]

Hearing that, feeling Shane kiss him again, Levi lets out a shivery breath and tries not to start sobbing again. It's okay, they'll be okay. Levi just has to figure out how to deal with this, and how forgiving Shane is.

"I would... I would never do anything to hurt you, Shane," Levi breathes, voice cracking. "Not purposely. I can't stand to see that, I just... I..."

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

"Hey... I know." Shane looks up into his eyes again. "Being alone for a month, I can't even..." He hesitates, glancing away, and bites his lip. "I understand."

[levilup.livejournal.com]

"You understand, but it still hurts," Levi finishes, quiet, looking down at his hands.

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

He's not sure what to say; Shane has barely ever been able to console himself, let alone other people. So he just puts his arms around Levi and pulls him close.

[levilup.livejournal.com]

Levi was hoping for that; for the first time in years, decades, even, he's afraid to touch someone. But Shane initiating the touch reassures him that he hasn't royally screwed up, and he ends up clinging, pressing his face into Shane's hair, stroking the skin of Shane's neck with gentle fingers.

For now, neither of them have to say anything.