[ it's been a roller coaster ride of a few months. yancy's still dealing with the aftermath of knifehead in a lot of ways, and his being around opened up old wounds that raleigh had thought long healed over. there's been a lot of tears, a little anger, and a lot of awkwardness. they're like a well-worn jigsaw puzzle--put together and taken apart so many times that their edges don't mesh together quite right at first. he never thought he would have to relearn his brother, but he does.
mako and tendo, bless their hearts, are there for the becket boys through all their fumbling. raleigh knows that tendo's been dragging yancy home for family dinners, sometimes without raleigh. mako's been getting to know his brother ( her brother too now, in all the ways that really matter ) and she's there for him when he needs to get away from it all. there have been a few times he's slunk into her room and laid down on her bed, head pillowed on her stomach and let her run her fingers through his hair as he tries to figure out how to readjust to life with yancy in it.
they could've done this earlier. but when it was brought up, raleigh shut it down right quick. the drift created an instant and intimate connection. while he'd had that with yancy before, he wanted to make sure it was still something they had without lacing their brains together before they drifted again. plus, he wasn't sure either of them were emotionally stable enough for it when the opportunity first came a-knocking.
but now they're here, sitting outside a jaeger in a testing facility, pons strapped to their heads and listening to the countdown. raleigh smiles and turns his head to look at yancy. ]
Ready to step into my head, old man?
[ it's a familiar line, but also different. this time will be different, but god is it good to know he can drift with his brother again. ]
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mako and tendo, bless their hearts, are there for the becket boys through all their fumbling. raleigh knows that tendo's been dragging yancy home for family dinners, sometimes without raleigh. mako's been getting to know his brother ( her brother too now, in all the ways that really matter ) and she's there for him when he needs to get away from it all. there have been a few times he's slunk into her room and laid down on her bed, head pillowed on her stomach and let her run her fingers through his hair as he tries to figure out how to readjust to life with yancy in it.
they could've done this earlier. but when it was brought up, raleigh shut it down right quick. the drift created an instant and intimate connection. while he'd had that with yancy before, he wanted to make sure it was still something they had without lacing their brains together before they drifted again. plus, he wasn't sure either of them were emotionally stable enough for it when the opportunity first came a-knocking.
but now they're here, sitting outside a jaeger in a testing facility, pons strapped to their heads and listening to the countdown. raleigh smiles and turns his head to look at yancy. ]
Ready to step into my head, old man?
[ it's a familiar line, but also different. this time will be different, but god is it good to know he can drift with his brother again. ]