It's funny, how often in life people walk in circles. Heading away from a thing just to inevitably, inexorably circle back.
[ He talks while he takes Julian's hands, his own covering their backs, turning them palm-up, while his thumbs draw with a firm pressure up from the thin skin of Julian's wrists to the center of his palms, making his fingers splay. His voice smoothed and softened, rewarding obedience. ]
Close your eyes.
Breathe, deep, and let your shoulders relax. [ With more suppressed laughter than accusation, ] You're so tense I could snap you like a twig in winter.
Focus on the feeling in your hands. Let everything else melt away. A little more gone with every breath. I know it's been... a lot. How it all gets muddled into a buzz, there's no clarity to help cut through...
[ His fingers skimmed up, massaging along the center of Julian's hands, before pressing thumb and forefinger firmly hard along a pressure point along the outsides of his hands, sending a jolt of pain up through his wrists and into his elbows. ]
Eyes closed. Keep focusing. Ask me any question you have.
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It's funny, how often in life people walk in circles. Heading away from a thing just to inevitably, inexorably circle back.
[ He talks while he takes Julian's hands, his own covering their backs, turning them palm-up, while his thumbs draw with a firm pressure up from the thin skin of Julian's wrists to the center of his palms, making his fingers splay. His voice smoothed and softened, rewarding obedience. ]
Close your eyes.
Breathe, deep, and let your shoulders relax. [ With more suppressed laughter than accusation, ] You're so tense I could snap you like a twig in winter.
Focus on the feeling in your hands. Let everything else melt away. A little more gone with every breath. I know it's been... a lot. How it all gets muddled into a buzz, there's no clarity to help cut through...
[ His fingers skimmed up, massaging along the center of Julian's hands, before pressing thumb and forefinger firmly hard along a pressure point along the outsides of his hands, sending a jolt of pain up through his wrists and into his elbows. ]
Eyes closed. Keep focusing. Ask me any question you have.