[ Listen he's going easy on him because of his arm...he'll hand out the letter to him. ]

Good to see you're bright eyed and energetic as always. So, how's your arm?

That's good.

[ ... ]

Did you piss him off or something? Or is it just some doctor thing?

[ Yuri is still used to healing artes being a thing or gels. But having alcohol to help soothe over the pain when you had neither is a thing he's familiar with.

... He's not sure what to do with the rest of what Luca had said so he'll ask about that in a bit. ]

Glad to hear you didn't feel like being a bad patient.

[ After that little bit of teasing, Yuri will shift a bit closer.

His expression turns to something serious as a ... emotion of some sort comes over his eyes, but seems to fade away, making it difficult to discern what it is. ]

...It's good you came out with just this too, you know.

[ Yuri is not going to admonish Luca for it - he was about to do the same thing. Right now, he is just showing his way of having been concerned. ]

[ Yuri will grip Luca's hand tightly in one of his. He doesn't seem to mind and maybe it is also a reminder himself - that Luca is still here, alive, with them.

Part of him had been honestly afraid that Luca would die. If the man had died, he never would've forgiven himself. ]

Oh, I'm a knight now? Careful you'll be reminding me of my harrowing days in the Imperial Knights.

[ Good.

Though... ]

Whatever. Personally, I don't think you should've done anything. You should've just stayed put, because I was about to do the same thing you did, and the difference between me and you is that you're not really all that much of a combatant.

[ That's. Probably not the response Luca wanted to hear, but he sounds kind of annoyed when he's saying it if anything. He's still kind of still. Very upset so he may be missing logic here. ]

Besides, you can't convince me otherwise that making sure you didn't die wasn't the right decision.

[ Yuri's honestly relieved to hear that, relaxing a bit at that. Apparently the words Luca had said just now were the right ones - even if he wished Luca hadn't thrown himself into danger like that.

There's a warm smile, and he gives the hand clasped around Luca's a squeeze - one that's meant to be comforting. ]

Yeah? I'd have done it all over again in a heartbeat.

[ Luca knows him well enough that he's serious about it too. ]

[ Yuri looks like he just got cold water splashed on his face. ]

What the the hell? Why're you sayin' crap like that all of a sudden?

[ Yuri will make a small 'woah' and then he just makes another one of his faces. Luca, why are you like this - okay no, he knows why. He moves a hand to rest gently against the other man's back to help keep him in place. He's no good with these sort of things and even Estelle's habit of hugging him from time to time didn't help.

Even if ... this isn't really a hug, per say. ]

I'm not a romantic kind of guy, you know. Neither am I good with anything actually moving.

[ ... ]

But, you really wanna hear why I think you'd deserve that? Even knowing that?

[ Don't expect too much from Yuri, Luca. At least... in something like this - it's something that Yuri would consider to be rather of a simple answer. Or he thinks it'd be, even if he closes his eyes for a moment and he considers how to put it all into words. He realizes it might not be because there is... so much. But. It doesn't take very long, and when he reopens his eyes, he's ready. ]

You're not afraid to do what you believe you have to do in order to help people you know and don't know very well. If you didn't give a crap about other people I wouldn't bother thinking about even wasting my time with you.

[ That's. A start. ]

There's a ton of other crap too but putting it into words would just take forever. So, the other thing is connected with the first one. You helping other people, that is, but I mean this time for me.

When I was having a hard time you checked up on me, and you took time to try to do your best to make sure I was doing alright. And - damnit Luca, doesn't it already make sense that you'd deserve that kindness? You're not a piece of crap who deserves to die and you're one of the people I've managed to even get close to. So obviously it makes sense for me to do something like that, no matter how many times I'd have to do it!

[ Ugh okay that was less planned than he imagined it, but whatever. It's fine. ]

[ Wow, Yuri has had the impression all along that Luca is a kind-hearted person who constantly looks out for others and hardly thinks for himself at all.

...So, you know. Just for reference, to make this even more hilarious. ]

Well, yeah. I figure you weren't trying to get yourself killed. But what you said pissed me off - the part where you said you didn't think you deserved kindness anyway, and that was in the context of 'saving your ass if it had to be done it again'. Anyway, don't go saying that you're not worth it, because you are.

Really now?

[ ... ]

Well, I'm glad you're not gonna argue against it. I'd have to bring open the floodgates and argue until my face is blue or some stupid crap like that. I'm not in the mood for doing any of that right now, you know?

[ Anyway, he'll look at Luca right there. ]

You gonna need help with getting around, or are you gonna be fine with doing that yourself?

That's not what I - you know what, nevermind.

[ ... Honestly, this is really the night to be getting some good sleep.

... ]

By the way, the magic in my world doesn't work like that.