@hero-hopeful | cont. [x]
“No, it’s not just ‘nothing’. If it were nothing, then you’d be sound asleep, don’t you think?”
Murmurs and whispers are breathed into the silent night. His voice adapts nothing but a gentle set of tones as he unboxes concern. Perhaps, a nightmare lurched into the mind of Hitori, or maybe the bully that is their insomnia interrupted the connection between him and sleep. Hitoshi knew all too well of these hindrances, surely his brother, too, was a friend to them. But there was so much he couldn’t do against these influences that plagued his kin, however, that does not deter the older brother in the slightest.
“But if it’s nothing that’s keeping you company as you lie awake, then I want to be the one that fills that empty void of nothingness.”
What was once Hitoshi summoned to the bedside of his younger brother evolves into him mounting the mattress comfortably beside the other. Sure, he was being a bit selfish both in his words and actions, but it is his role as the older brother to protect his twin.
“I’ll be by your side.”
" I bearly sleep...you know that....it is not big deal -"
Of course, Hitori is going to downplay, he does that all the time. But how could he not? He just doesn't want his brother to worry and Hitoshi loves to worry about him. It simply wasn't unusual for him to not sleep, Hitoshi should understand that. And yes, maybe had a bit of a bad dream in combination with his insomnia - so what? it was no big deal.
" tze..heh...ever thought about writing poetry, brother..." His brothers were always better with words..ironically his social skills are worse then Hitoris...granted this not saying much.
Should he even question why his brother came to his room in the first place?
" I'm not a little child anymore, Shi-nii...." he mumbled. Still, he was turning to his side, moving closer to his twin, seeking out the closure of the older.
Shi-nii, certainly a nickname for the older Hitori wasn't using a soften anymore, if at all. In public it was out of the question. And even if he uses it is to tease his older brother. Still, he would often fall back into his old habits when he was... emotionally distressed, not feeling well...anything along these lines.
