[With his back turned, Leo can't see the pained smile at that. They've been sitting and talking a while now and it's still hard for Donnie to believe his brother's there, terrible puns and all. He swallows the lump in his throat, swiping his sleeve across his eyes before bringing a hand over the pot. Not quite simmering yet but steam's coming up, so that's a good sign. He balls his sleeves over his hands, tapping at the pot's handle before he pulls it away from the fire and hauls it back.]
Might still be a little too hot so dunk your feet in. Let me go find some towels or something to soak.
[Should've thought of that earlier, he scolds himself, but he's off again, trying to keep himself busy, trying not to let those feelings slip again. It's not long before he comes back though, a couple of towels in hand. He drops down, rolling up his sleeves before he carefully dips a finger in the water to see how warm it is. He folds one of the towels up before soaking it and wringing it out some before he holds it out.]
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[With his back turned, Leo can't see the pained smile at that. They've been sitting and talking a while now and it's still hard for Donnie to believe his brother's there, terrible puns and all. He swallows the lump in his throat, swiping his sleeve across his eyes before bringing a hand over the pot. Not quite simmering yet but steam's coming up, so that's a good sign. He balls his sleeves over his hands, tapping at the pot's handle before he pulls it away from the fire and hauls it back.]
Might still be a little too hot so dunk your feet in. Let me go find some towels or something to soak.
[Should've thought of that earlier, he scolds himself, but he's off again, trying to keep himself busy, trying not to let those feelings slip again. It's not long before he comes back though, a couple of towels in hand. He drops down, rolling up his sleeves before he carefully dips a finger in the water to see how warm it is. He folds one of the towels up before soaking it and wringing it out some before he holds it out.]
This should be okay, we'll start off slow.