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Kyle’s speech cuts off abruptly once he feels a new weight on his shoulder. Wait, is Mysterion...? He finds himself holding his breath, muscles tense as he strains to hear any telltale sign: in the sudden silence, Kyle finds it in the form of soft, even breaths coming from the male beside him Once that revelation settles in, he is just able to restrain a surprised little laugh. It’s both humbling and flattering that the great and formidable vigilante would drop his guard to this extent around him. He can’t tell from this angle, only being able to see the top of a dark purple hood, but if Mysterion had succumbed to sleep (however briefly) in the middle of a mission like this, then he really must be tired.
Now, the question is: what to do? It’s obvious to Kyle that Mysterion wouldn’t willingly have let this happen; he is all strict business and professionalism to a fault, treats his vigilante work seriously. He wouldn’t just fall asleep on Kyle while the redhead had been trying to help him.
He’s exhausted. That much is apparent. Kyle doesn’t dare move, doesn’t even murmur his name--he suspects that the vigilante is a light sleeper and he didn’t want to wake him, not quite yet. He’ll give him his moment of stolen reprieve for just a little longer.
(Kyle wishes he could run his fingers through his hair, wishes he could just tuck them both in blankets, wishes he could take that mask off for him.)
He doesn’t know how long he let him sleep for, but if he were honest, it wasn’t purely for altruistic reasons. (He’s a selfish person, after all.) With great reluctance, Kyle eventually tilts his head so it taps gently against the other’s and murmurs quietly, “Mysterion.”