I, ah, [ there's no running from that, and it pulls jayce's lips into a sheepish snicker; he carefully scoops the brace from its bottom curvatures, off of viktor's lap and on top of his own thighs, now. he has to loosen some of the screws manually, so he'd be able to slot viktor's leg into the structure. ] had to look into your old boots. [ a beat. ] And— pants. Clarice promised not to tell.
[ jayce seldom asked for favors, but clarice, young and roundfaced with braids a big doe eyed, was the lesser of the more serpentine staff. kind, if not a bit . . . too invested in their friendship.
it's ready, and with the consent to proceed, jayce will position the brace's open cast under viktor's leg, raises it with a hyperfocused gaze— and rests his larger hands behind viktor's knee to hold it there. jayce breathes out, quiet yet attentive to the responsibility he weilds. his other hand then swiftly works the middle buckle, just above the knee cap and metal support structure with practiced dexterity and tender effort; an aid in securing the device for later activities. ]
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[ jayce seldom asked for favors, but clarice, young and roundfaced with braids a big doe eyed, was the lesser of the more serpentine staff. kind, if not a bit . . . too invested in their friendship.
it's ready, and with the consent to proceed, jayce will position the brace's open cast under viktor's leg, raises it with a hyperfocused gaze— and rests his larger hands behind viktor's knee to hold it there. jayce breathes out, quiet yet attentive to the responsibility he weilds. his other hand then swiftly works the middle buckle, just above the knee cap and metal support structure with practiced dexterity and tender effort; an aid in securing the device for later activities. ]