[Cassel's starting to get that Mickey doesn't react the same way he does to things. Not everyone is a mirror of Cassel's heart, and Mickey isn't a replacement for Zane, who understood him effortlessly. This is different. He has to work at this, they both do, to understand each other and to make each other feel safe.]
[But maybe that's better, in a way. Having to work harder, it feels more rewarding in the end when they finally get there.]
[He wants to reach out and brush his fingers against the back of Mickey's hand, I'm here, I'm not going anywhere, but he doesn't - because Mickey wouldn't want it. So he just curls up small and content on the bench, knees tucked up under him.]
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[But maybe that's better, in a way. Having to work harder, it feels more rewarding in the end when they finally get there.]
[He wants to reach out and brush his fingers against the back of Mickey's hand, I'm here, I'm not going anywhere, but he doesn't - because Mickey wouldn't want it. So he just curls up small and content on the bench, knees tucked up under him.]
Go get cleaned up. I'll see you later.