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[ rushes over to the other side of the car to grab their luggage, gesturing for them to follow her as she makes her way towards the door. unlocks it and steps in, pointing to one of the doors down the hallway when they reach the entrance. ]

There is a bathroom down there, ja? Caleb, show him the way and I will take your luggage upstairs.

[ follows & nods enthusiastically in answer. gives nathan's hand a small tug as he heads toward the general direction of the bathroom. ]

I help! Nathan, follow?

[ fidgets a bit but gives a small nod nonetheless, allowing himself to be tugged in whatever direction he's being taken. scrubs at his eyes again, muttering nonsense to himself along the way. ]

[ keeps glancing back at him worriedly at the muttering when he starts leading them through hilda's house. somehow manages not to trip, stumble or crash into anything, appearing to be right at home with the building. when they are in front of the bathroom after several seconds of navigating, he turns to peer at nathan again, giving the hand in his another squeeze. ]

Is okay? Hurt a lot? Nathan need medicine. . . ?

No, it's just--

[ shakes his head before popping into the bathroom, quickly flipping on the light. lets go of caleb's hand, turns on the tap, then fumbles around in his pockets for his contact case. splashes his face with water after he gets everything set up, swiftly taking them out with ease. ]

Finally. [ rubs his eyes again, shoulders sagging in relief. when he's content enough he holds out the still-opened case to caleb to show him. ] Here. See?

[ had been following nathan's movements via head-map just for the sake of easing his own worry. regardless, he still looks happy to see nathan when he emerges anyway, opening his arms to give nathan a hug, too caught up in his relief to properly pay attention to what nathan is trying to show him. ]

[ then stops mid-action to pause & stare down at the case curiously. ]

. . . ? Is wasser, and. . . ehhh. . .

[ stares at him. gives a sigh, using his free hand to point down at the case. ]

Contacts. Con-tacts. [ points to his now-green eyes. points down to the contacts again. ] Put in eye. Changes eye color. Dries up fast on trips.

[ repeats after obediently. ]

Con-tacts.

[ peers at the contacts a little while longer before looking at nathan's face as the boy had once pointed. then blinks. eyes widen briefly in amazement, but the mood seems to quickly fall when a more important thought hits him. ]

Hurt, but change colour? Why? Nathan is not happy with eye?

[ looks down at the case in his hands as his eyes grown dimmer. reaches over to grab the caps and screw them back on, leaning his back on the edge of the sink's counter. it takes him a while to think of the right words to say, shoulders sagging a bit when he decides to make it as short as possible. ]

My family has the same eye color. Exactly the same. I don't like it, so I use these instead.

[ points up to his head & peers up at caleb. ]

Oh, uh. This isn't my real hair color either. My hair's black, but everyone else in my family has black hair too, so...

[ puts the hand down. lips twitch up into a smile when a thought hits him, though it's a little more sad than initially intended. ]

Y'know, even if we're... [ pauses, not sure how to describe whatever is going on between them. just ends up shaking his head. ] We haven't told one another anything, really. I haven't. Sorry.

[ steps closer to wrap his arms around nathan gently when he sees that smile, head resting on the smaller boy's. ]

Is okay. I am not mad. Know hurt is hard to share.

[ nuzzles his nose against the strands. ]

Is same as family, because is family. But family is not Nathan. Nathan is Nathan, and I like Nathan as Nathan.

[ pauses briefly, then decides to summarize his thoughts in a simple & clean manner. ]

Green is nice. Brown is nice. Nathan is nice.

[ fits into him nicely within the hug, his own arms reaching around to return it. blinks at caleb's last words, slowly peeking up at him as best as possible. ]

You... don't look at me differently, then?

[ blinks. ]

. . . ? Is different. Green is not brown, but Nathan is Nathan. Sound from heart is same.

[ stares at him for a bit longer. puts his head back to caleb's chest, muttering to himself: ]

Of course. I'm an idiot, I should've learned that by now.

[ pauses again. feels himself blush with just one thought but doesn't allow himself to think about it too long in fear of chickening out; lifts up to press a small, soundless kiss to the junction between caleb's neck and shoulder in thanks. quickly ducks and pushes his face back into his chest, clinging on a bit tighter. ]

M-maybe I'll... s-stop using them when I'm with you...

[ blinks again, but this time in surprise at the initiative, glancing down at nathan. grips back just as firmly, however, responding to the cling. gives the head another nuzzle, reassuring him despite the question at his lips. ]

Is okay? I am okay with green or brown, but is Nathan okay?

[ just keeps himself firmly planted, still embarrassed by the gesture. gives a small nod nonetheless. ]

Y-yeah. They're a pain to put in anyway, s-so...

[ presses a small kiss to the crown of nathan's head. ]

Then is okay. Is good! Green is very nice.

[ finally feels that sheepish smile come back as his shoulders relax in relief. ]

T-thanks.

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