[ oh yes, tighnari is quite sure that kaveh is already clinging precariously to the edge of that slippery slope, he's seen far too many cases like this, far too many people in this shape, to think any differently. kaveh is like all the rest of them, asserting that he's just fine, that it isn't a problem, but tighnari knows full well that it is, and he has a feeling that kaveh knows the same, beneath his false smiles.
kaveh leans into the curl of his tail, and tighnari allows it, undoing one hand to smooth it through his blonde hair, curved claws scratching gently at his scalp, soothing. ]
I see. I'm sorry to hear that.
[ even though tighnari can't help but feel suspicious that there is more to it, that he is not telling the whole truth, but revealing only a sliver. kaveh is a softhearted man, but with the way he drinks, the way he hides.. there must be more to this. a violent passing, perhaps? a shocking death? too soon? tighnari cannot know, and he also cannot wrench it forcefully from kaveh's lips, but he can continue to gently coax. he is a medic, after all, it's in his nature to want to treat wounds, to never give up on a patient. ]
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kaveh leans into the curl of his tail, and tighnari allows it, undoing one hand to smooth it through his blonde hair, curved claws scratching gently at his scalp, soothing. ]
I see. I'm sorry to hear that.
[ even though tighnari can't help but feel suspicious that there is more to it, that he is not telling the whole truth, but revealing only a sliver. kaveh is a softhearted man, but with the way he drinks, the way he hides.. there must be more to this. a violent passing, perhaps? a shocking death? too soon? tighnari cannot know, and he also cannot wrench it forcefully from kaveh's lips, but he can continue to gently coax. he is a medic, after all, it's in his nature to want to treat wounds, to never give up on a patient. ]
Will you tell me about him? What he was like?