[Vergil pays little mind to the hand on his knee. Or, at the very least, the hand on his knee alone does not stand out as anything particularly remarkable to him. It's the coupling of the gesture with that more relaxed state that stands out. He checks with a hand to Nero's forehead and then his cheek. It's an improvement. Nero is still warm, but he isn't burning up nearly as much as he was before. Vergil does not set the cloth aside entirely, refreshing it one last time. After wringing it out, he uses both hands to fold it neatly before pressing it gently to Nero's forehead and leaving it there, allowing the dampness of the cloth to hold itself.]
[Credo...]
[He's someone as part of Nero's life that stands out to Vergil compared to others. Not so much for what Nero has shared as it is how he's shared it with Vergil so far. In the beginning, when Nero shared bits of his life with Vergil and the people who had a hand one way or another in making him who he is, it was short bursts. If Vergil had to guess, it was a lingering wariness that likely drove Nero to share only a little at a time in starts and stops, gauging Vergil's interest in the topics and people of his life rather than simply going all in on the topic. But even as the stories have lengthened and the details have grown greater in number for others, Credo still seems to come out in those same short bursts. Vergil hesitates to put a feeling or particular reason behind it without Nero naming it himself, but he knows it's important, that Credo is important.]
I take it this time was particularly bad?
[Vergil dries his hand off, pressing it into his own shirt for a moment before running his fingers through Nero's hair again. His fingers on that hand are noticeably cooler against Nero's scalp after having held the cloth this entire time. He rests his other forearm on Nero, no longer rubbing at his back now that so much of his earlier tension appears to have left him.]
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[Credo...]
[He's someone as part of Nero's life that stands out to Vergil compared to others. Not so much for what Nero has shared as it is how he's shared it with Vergil so far. In the beginning, when Nero shared bits of his life with Vergil and the people who had a hand one way or another in making him who he is, it was short bursts. If Vergil had to guess, it was a lingering wariness that likely drove Nero to share only a little at a time in starts and stops, gauging Vergil's interest in the topics and people of his life rather than simply going all in on the topic. But even as the stories have lengthened and the details have grown greater in number for others, Credo still seems to come out in those same short bursts. Vergil hesitates to put a feeling or particular reason behind it without Nero naming it himself, but he knows it's important, that Credo is important.]
I take it this time was particularly bad?
[Vergil dries his hand off, pressing it into his own shirt for a moment before running his fingers through Nero's hair again. His fingers on that hand are noticeably cooler against Nero's scalp after having held the cloth this entire time. He rests his other forearm on Nero, no longer rubbing at his back now that so much of his earlier tension appears to have left him.]