"It will be alright," Marvelous says, and he's not just saying it to try and convince himself; he means it, and he'll make sure what he says turns out to be true. He trusts Sid anyway, so that isn't the issue. Making sure Don is happy and comfortable is. Marvelous threads the fingers of his free hand into Don's hair, sensing from the way Don's ears twitch that he still isn't entirely sure about this. A moment later he hisses, and Marvelous is reminded - literally - that the ice is still sitting there, not on Don's ankle.
"I'll be gentle," he promises. He doesn't think saying, "I'll try to be gentle" will help here. So he'll just have to be careful, won't he. Don buries his face in Marvelous's shoulder and Marv runs his hand through Don's hair and down to the back of his neck to cup his hand there and hold onto him. "Be brave," he says, as he lifts his hand away from Don's and reaches for the ice pack.
He doesn't just mean whilst the ice is going on.
He lowers the bundle of ice slowly so that only a little of it makes contact with Don's ankle at a time, and makes sure not to put any of his own weight onto it as it settles. The soothing noises that are coming out of his mouth now don't actually resemble words at all, but he's sure that doesn't matter.
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Date: 2012-07-14 08:55 am (UTC)"I'll be gentle," he promises. He doesn't think saying, "I'll try to be gentle" will help here. So he'll just have to be careful, won't he. Don buries his face in Marvelous's shoulder and Marv runs his hand through Don's hair and down to the back of his neck to cup his hand there and hold onto him. "Be brave," he says, as he lifts his hand away from Don's and reaches for the ice pack.
He doesn't just mean whilst the ice is going on.
He lowers the bundle of ice slowly so that only a little of it makes contact with Don's ankle at a time, and makes sure not to put any of his own weight onto it as it settles. The soothing noises that are coming out of his mouth now don't actually resemble words at all, but he's sure that doesn't matter.