[ He closes his eyes when Viktor's fingers brush his skin, whatever amount of tension may have been building before seems to bleed away. There's no anger, and he doesn't feel particularly violated - he's only sorry Viktor had to experience any amount of the pain itself. It actually takes him a minute to parse what Viktor's even referring to at first, split in two is not how he thinks of the experience - but he sorts out what he means quickly enough. ]
It's alright. [ There's nothing for him to apologize for. ] I was desperate to get back even though the path was closed. I knew the risk.
[ This was part of why Viktor had worried him so much back when they first talked about what it cost to travel between space and time. The desperation had a different tone, but it was almost the same. He pulls Viktor a little closer. ]
You... [ tentatively: ] ... we can be more careful.
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It's alright. [ There's nothing for him to apologize for. ] I was desperate to get back even though the path was closed. I knew the risk.
[ This was part of why Viktor had worried him so much back when they first talked about what it cost to travel between space and time. The desperation had a different tone, but it was almost the same. He pulls Viktor a little closer. ]
You... [ tentatively: ] ... we can be more careful.