[Nick isn't the only one who hasn't heard from August since graduation. he may as well be as off the grid as Marco at this point. he probably should have reached out more, returned more text messages. now he's looking at Nick as someone from the future, and he's starting to see how much the absence of everyone affected him.
he always had a hard time getting through to him, or really, past the walls that Nick had built to avoid having anyone reach into his heart. he's no better, it's just that he doesn't use humor to brush everything off. he feels far away and close all at once. someone he hasn't seen in years, who probably saw him sooner than anyone else.
he reaches for Nick's hand to take into his own, bringing it up to kiss the back of it.]
I'm sorry. [for everything. hands back down to their sides again, but he doesn't let go.] You can tell me. What's going on with you?
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he always had a hard time getting through to him, or really, past the walls that Nick had built to avoid having anyone reach into his heart. he's no better, it's just that he doesn't use humor to brush everything off. he feels far away and close all at once. someone he hasn't seen in years, who probably saw him sooner than anyone else.
he reaches for Nick's hand to take into his own, bringing it up to kiss the back of it.]
I'm sorry. [for everything. hands back down to their sides again, but he doesn't let go.] You can tell me. What's going on with you?