[Elros did much the same, just leaning into his twin's embrace and clinging to him so nothing, nothing could tear them apart. Nothing at all mattered but the halting words and the fact Elrond was there.
The laugh that escaped was hoarse with emotion and he pressed his forehead to his brother's shoulder. Oh, he's long since learned how to finish his brother's sentences. They'd had that skill since their memory began, and it had driven their foster fathers insane.
He managed to speak, answering after a few deep breaths and a hard swallow.]
Just minutes ago.
[Time didn't matter, having an audience witness them like that didn't matter. Lies didn't matter either. He just didn't quite dare close stinging eyes just yet. Even if he couldn't see anything past the cloth of Elrond's robes.]
Did you...[Brothers, without a doubt. Right down to how they responded to high levels of emotion.]
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The laugh that escaped was hoarse with emotion and he pressed his forehead to his brother's shoulder. Oh, he's long since learned how to finish his brother's sentences. They'd had that skill since their memory began, and it had driven their foster fathers insane.
He managed to speak, answering after a few deep breaths and a hard swallow.]
Just minutes ago.
[Time didn't matter, having an audience witness them like that didn't matter. Lies didn't matter either. He just didn't quite dare close stinging eyes just yet. Even if he couldn't see anything past the cloth of Elrond's robes.]
Did you...[Brothers, without a doubt. Right down to how they responded to high levels of emotion.]