( he hasn't moved to reach out with his arm yet, because first and foremost, he's still because he believes ranger is ready to hit him — he's used to that, he knows not to move, and he prepares himself for it. he might have flinched a bit. yet, he doesn't feel the other swiping, and he lifts his head to look towards him. the gesture causes komaeda to blink, and there's not many people who hold their hand out to komaeda — he remembers it vividly, the way someone else held their hand out to help komaeda up. he lifts his hand slowly, debating if he's about to make the wrong choice himself, but he reaches out with his prosthetic hand, wrapping it around ranger's so he can pull himself up.
once to his feet, he holds on a few seconds longer, and then he lets go finally realizing they can't hold hands for so long — he knows the other doesn't like komaeda touching, and if komaeda holds off now, he can touch them again on his own terms. it's an idea that he'll stick by, and he holds out the other darts instead to see if ranger wants to keep this up or not. )
You already got the special prize here, because there's not another like it.
( he looks down at the floor in search for another one, but that might have been all there was. he even squats down a bit to look under the counter of the booth to see if he can find anything else. though, where ranger is, he can probably see the owner of the booth is slowly coming back considering they have a few balloons blown up in their hands and are walking in their direction, but luckily because they're on their phone, the owner hasn't spotted them yet. )
KOMAEDA HAS CANCER AND DEMENTIA its ok, ranger can sit next to hsi death bed
( he hasn't moved to reach out with his arm yet, because first and foremost, he's still because he believes ranger is ready to hit him — he's used to that, he knows not to move, and he prepares himself for it. he might have flinched a bit. yet, he doesn't feel the other swiping, and he lifts his head to look towards him. the gesture causes komaeda to blink, and there's not many people who hold their hand out to komaeda — he remembers it vividly, the way someone else held their hand out to help komaeda up. he lifts his hand slowly, debating if he's about to make the wrong choice himself, but he reaches out with his prosthetic hand, wrapping it around ranger's so he can pull himself up.
once to his feet, he holds on a few seconds longer, and then he lets go finally realizing they can't hold hands for so long — he knows the other doesn't like komaeda touching, and if komaeda holds off now, he can touch them again on his own terms. it's an idea that he'll stick by, and he holds out the other darts instead to see if ranger wants to keep this up or not. )
You already got the special prize here, because there's not another like it.
( he looks down at the floor in search for another one, but that might have been all there was. he even squats down a bit to look under the counter of the booth to see if he can find anything else. though, where ranger is, he can probably see the owner of the booth is slowly coming back considering they have a few balloons blown up in their hands and are walking in their direction, but luckily because they're on their phone, the owner hasn't spotted them yet. )