He's mumbling it, over and over again, even as Ben looks at him and wipes at his face, cool fingers brushing the tears away. It's stupid, Ben isn't going anywhere, but it's been so damn long since he's had a hug like this, something more than Diego giving him a quick squeeze after Ben saved his life.
"No no, Ben...come on, no no no..."
And then Ben dissipates in his arms, Klaus feels himself falling forward through his brother, and he stumbles, flails his arms out, trips over his own feet and then catches his balance before sinking to his knees and rubbing at his face, exhausted and abruptly, painfully lonely.
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He's mumbling it, over and over again, even as Ben looks at him and wipes at his face, cool fingers brushing the tears away. It's stupid, Ben isn't going anywhere, but it's been so damn long since he's had a hug like this, something more than Diego giving him a quick squeeze after Ben saved his life.
"No no, Ben...come on, no no no..."
And then Ben dissipates in his arms, Klaus feels himself falling forward through his brother, and he stumbles, flails his arms out, trips over his own feet and then catches his balance before sinking to his knees and rubbing at his face, exhausted and abruptly, painfully lonely.