[ There's a moment of tension that lingers, a breath held in his lungs that Jim does dare let out, as though it's entirely dependent on what Spock has to say to that.
For a painfully long and worrying moment, Jim panics that he's not going to get the answer he would expect from Spock, that he will be proven just how he really doesn't know the Vulcan after all. So when Spock takes that deep breath, so too does Jim let out a deep sigh, closing his own eyes and his whole body practically sagging when all the tension leaves him at once.
He says nothing at first, just nods and lets the silence linger for a while. Finally, he closes the distance between them, resting a hand on Spock's arm and letting it linger there. ]
I'm sorry, Spock. Truly, for... everything that you've lost.
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For a painfully long and worrying moment, Jim panics that he's not going to get the answer he would expect from Spock, that he will be proven just how he really doesn't know the Vulcan after all. So when Spock takes that deep breath, so too does Jim let out a deep sigh, closing his own eyes and his whole body practically sagging when all the tension leaves him at once.
He says nothing at first, just nods and lets the silence linger for a while. Finally, he closes the distance between them, resting a hand on Spock's arm and letting it linger there. ]
I'm sorry, Spock. Truly, for... everything that you've lost.