[his smile softens, warmer, when he sees ezra smile back. it's dopey and it's ezra and just for a second, the worry's nearly gone. there's no better thing to see right now.
he brightens at the signing, but that fades as he reads it with ezra's expression. it's not asked as a formality. none of what they do ever is. rhys appreciates that, but it means he can't sign back that he's fine.
They took it out on me, but most apologized. We can still fight. We'll get it back.
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he brightens at the signing, but that fades as he reads it with ezra's expression. it's not asked as a formality. none of what they do ever is. rhys appreciates that, but it means he can't sign back that he's fine.
They took it out on me, but most apologized. We can still fight. We'll get it back.
and he believes that.]