【生肉搬运】鸟雀Passerine 第三章(39)
But this wasn’t hate. This was the opposite.
“Shhh.” Wilbur ran a hand through Tommy’s hair. “It’s alright, Tommy. Let it all out.”
There was just the two of them in that moment. There were no voices, no ghosts, no secrets.
Just Wilbur and Tommy. Tommy and Wilbur.
Eventually, Tommy’s sobbing ebbed. His cheeks were wet and cold from his tears, but he could breathe easier than ever did. He drew back from the circle of Wilbur’s arms and found his brother looking at him with a gentleness that he could never deserve in a thousand years.
“See?” Wilbur said, delicately brushing stray tears from Tommy’s cheeks. “Isn’t it lighter with someone else to carry it with?”
Tommy sniffled. “You always have to be right, don’t you?”
“Well, of course. Otherwise, I’d be stripped of my title as Grandmaster of Pretentiousness. The Council would have a field day.”
Tommy laughed wetly. “What will your voices say after you suffer such a disgrace?”
“Funnily enough,” Wilbur said softly, “they’re very quiet right now.”
“Shhh.” Wilbur ran a hand through Tommy’s hair. “It’s alright, Tommy. Let it all out.”
There was just the two of them in that moment. There were no voices, no ghosts, no secrets.
Just Wilbur and Tommy. Tommy and Wilbur.
Eventually, Tommy’s sobbing ebbed. His cheeks were wet and cold from his tears, but he could breathe easier than ever did. He drew back from the circle of Wilbur’s arms and found his brother looking at him with a gentleness that he could never deserve in a thousand years.
“See?” Wilbur said, delicately brushing stray tears from Tommy’s cheeks. “Isn’t it lighter with someone else to carry it with?”
Tommy sniffled. “You always have to be right, don’t you?”
“Well, of course. Otherwise, I’d be stripped of my title as Grandmaster of Pretentiousness. The Council would have a field day.”
Tommy laughed wetly. “What will your voices say after you suffer such a disgrace?”
“Funnily enough,” Wilbur said softly, “they’re very quiet right now.”
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