Touch triggered it the first time. There's no reason why it wouldn't trigger now, when their contact is more intentional. Kell is still surprised, but the skull-splitting migraine is easily recognizable at this point. He had enough occurrences of the same over the span of this day to at least know what is happening.
And what is happening is a measure of symmetry in revealing what the other doesn't really want to show. In his case, it was a memory Kell would prefer to both forget and never speak about ever again. It's pretty obvious that he doesn't want to relive his trauma, but even more he didn't want his brother to witness it.
Not that whatever causing those sudden flashes - probably Singularity. It must be Singularity. What else so many Summoned but none of the locals? Of course, he doesn't really know if no locals were affected. He just hasn't seen one, so assumed they weren't. - seems to feel the need to ask for its victim's permission.
It doesn't matter. It still feels like an intrusion. He still feels he should look away. The scene before him, scenes actually, are too intimate. It's just not right. But he can't. He just can't stop watching all the scenes as they unfold.
Kell knows what the Thorne mages tell. That Singularity is ailing. It's one thing to just know this, and a completely different one to feel it so viscerally. Painful to watch how much it affects his brother. He should be happy then seeing that Ronan, his closeness - what a laughable understatement - help. How much it helps. He is. He still doesn't trust neither Ronan nor the other man, Kylo. But he is happy. Just not only that. He'd rather not feel this at all, but can't help feel... Well, there's only one way to describe what he feels, and it's simple: jealous. Not that he has any right to, never had. Right or not, he always did. He just hopes it's not painted all over his face, when he's finally able to break the trance, and stop looking. It's a relief he doesn't have to watch longer.
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And what is happening is a measure of symmetry in revealing what the other doesn't really want to show. In his case, it was a memory Kell would prefer to both forget and never speak about ever again. It's pretty obvious that he doesn't want to relive his trauma, but even more he didn't want his brother to witness it.
Not that whatever causing those sudden flashes - probably Singularity. It must be Singularity. What else so many Summoned but none of the locals? Of course, he doesn't really know if no locals were affected. He just hasn't seen one, so assumed they weren't. - seems to feel the need to ask for its victim's permission.
It doesn't matter. It still feels like an intrusion. He still feels he should look away. The scene before him, scenes actually, are too intimate. It's just not right. But he can't. He just can't stop watching all the scenes as they unfold.
Kell knows what the Thorne mages tell. That Singularity is ailing. It's one thing to just know this, and a completely different one to feel it so viscerally. Painful to watch how much it affects his brother. He should be happy then seeing that Ronan, his closeness - what a laughable understatement - help. How much it helps. He is. He still doesn't trust neither Ronan nor the other man, Kylo. But he is happy. Just not only that. He'd rather not feel this at all, but can't help feel... Well, there's only one way to describe what he feels, and it's simple: jealous. Not that he has any right to, never had. Right or not, he always did. He just hopes it's not painted all over his face, when he's finally able to break the trance, and stop looking. It's a relief he doesn't have to watch longer.