[Being able to breathe again is a relief (why is Elsword so strong), but when he reaches for Add's face... there's a lot of blood streaming down his right side, soaking through the hair that's still sandwiched between his face and hand, sticking to his palm when his grip on himself wavers. When Add stares back, the mask is down—wide-eyed with a naked emotion he dare not name, a thousand dizzy thoughts spinning in his head.
(he wants to gather the tears building in Elsword's eyes and put them under a microscope, who put those there, he hasn't come close to this in years)
He flinches a second later, turning his injured face away—trying to, even if it means leaning further into Elsword's hold. He struggles to regain composure, fighting a losing battle against himself... he has to settle on a sour look, like the first time he bit into a demon lemon.]
... alright. That's fine. [he can accept help. it's easier if he does, sometimes... but he still feels the need to explain,] It's not as bad as it looks. Only about a liter of blood loss, so I'll be fine, really.
[you know, aside from the roughly gouged hole where his right eye used to be. it'll still take some prying to free his hand from covering it up.]
cw: sorry if you don't like eye stuff, don't look in here
(he wants to gather the tears building in Elsword's eyes and put them under a microscope, who put those there, he hasn't come close to this in years)
He flinches a second later, turning his injured face away—trying to, even if it means leaning further into Elsword's hold. He struggles to regain composure, fighting a losing battle against himself... he has to settle on a sour look, like the first time he bit into a demon lemon.]
... alright. That's fine. [he can accept help. it's easier if he does, sometimes... but he still feels the need to explain,] It's not as bad as it looks. Only about a liter of blood loss, so I'll be fine, really.
[you know, aside from the roughly gouged hole where his right eye used to be. it'll still take some prying to free his hand from covering it up.]