He supposed he couldn't exactly blame Imanov - after all, he wouldn't want Imanov's comfort in a time of distress, but even so, Kassian had been moved to offer his.
Because Imanov was a brother Ocelot, because he was a soldier.
Because he was a human being.
Kassian had embraced men before, near-strangers even, united by moments of grief and suffering.
There were times when it was just important not to be alone. But Imanov's disdain obviously ran deeper.
He would remember that.
Kassian turned, instead, to Liadov.
"Do you think - " he started, then stopped as he saw Liadov's face.
The MENT was paler than Imanov, and sweating. He looked unsteady on his feet.
There were no reason for Liadov to react in such a way, unless -
Kassian frowned, and stepped forward. "Major? Are you all right?"
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Date: 2007-06-29 07:24 pm (UTC)Fine.
He supposed he couldn't exactly blame Imanov - after all, he wouldn't want Imanov's comfort in a time of distress, but even so, Kassian had been moved to offer his.
Because Imanov was a brother Ocelot, because he was a soldier.
Because he was a human being.
Kassian had embraced men before, near-strangers even, united by moments of grief and suffering.
There were times when it was just important not to be alone. But Imanov's disdain obviously ran deeper.
He would remember that.
Kassian turned, instead, to Liadov.
"Do you think - " he started, then stopped as he saw Liadov's face.
The MENT was paler than Imanov, and sweating. He looked unsteady on his feet.
There were no reason for Liadov to react in such a way, unless -
Kassian frowned, and stepped forward. "Major? Are you all right?"