Few people actually find Kim reassuring. There are those who respond better to a more empathetic, active approach, those who wish to be coddled and soothed, those who need to hear gentle platitudes, those who need to be told that everything is going to be all right. Kim can't provide any of those things. He never could. But what he can provide is a soft place to fall; a quiet voice, a warm home, a steady, nonjudgmental stare.
Or a judgmental one, depending on the circumstances, but he whips that one out more on a professional basis than a personal one. He takes a sip of his own tea, expression as mild as it ever is, as though Aragaki had come here for a regular visit instead of practically collapsing outside of his temporary abode. ]
I won't make you talk about whatever that was, [ he says, steady as he ever is. ] Some things are private.
[ He knows that better than most. He glances out the window, the streetlight reflecting off of the thick lens of his glasses. ] But if you want to tell me what that was all about, I'll listen.
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Date: 2023-08-06 09:40 am (UTC)Few people actually find Kim reassuring. There are those who respond better to a more empathetic, active approach, those who wish to be coddled and soothed, those who need to hear gentle platitudes, those who need to be told that everything is going to be all right. Kim can't provide any of those things. He never could. But what he can provide is a soft place to fall; a quiet voice, a warm home, a steady, nonjudgmental stare.
Or a judgmental one, depending on the circumstances, but he whips that one out more on a professional basis than a personal one. He takes a sip of his own tea, expression as mild as it ever is, as though Aragaki had come here for a regular visit instead of practically collapsing outside of his temporary abode. ]
I won't make you talk about whatever that was, [ he says, steady as he ever is. ] Some things are private.
[ He knows that better than most. He glances out the window, the streetlight reflecting off of the thick lens of his glasses. ] But if you want to tell me what that was all about, I'll listen.