He laughs. Subdued, softened, tight in his throat. ]
Not while I'm flipping okonomiyaki, you little– ah, hold on–
[ He rushes through flipping the second one, a little less done than the first as batter splatters across the pan. It's fine, that one will be his. He doesn't care.
He comes around, out of the kitchen, to the side of the bar where Eren's seated, and doesn't bother to wait for an invitation to wrap him up in a hug while he's still seated. ]
It was hell, but I feel like... I understand some things now, and I'll be able to better help others in the future.
[ He messes a hand through the top of Eren's hair, strands falling out of his bun as he does. ]
And I'm just happy to have you back. I'd rather focus on that.
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He laughs. Subdued, softened, tight in his throat. ]
Not while I'm flipping okonomiyaki, you little– ah, hold on–
[ He rushes through flipping the second one, a little less done than the first as batter splatters across the pan. It's fine, that one will be his. He doesn't care.
He comes around, out of the kitchen, to the side of the bar where Eren's seated, and doesn't bother to wait for an invitation to wrap him up in a hug while he's still seated. ]
It was hell, but I feel like... I understand some things now, and I'll be able to better help others in the future.
[ He messes a hand through the top of Eren's hair, strands falling out of his bun as he does. ]
And I'm just happy to have you back. I'd rather focus on that.