Hiei had only retreated for a quick snack and a cat nap. Something to keep him going past the creeping toward overwhelming sleepiness that has settled in over the past month. He’s doing his best - what he thinks will be most beneficial to Kurama and what he knows the fox would want - but as time moves on it is taking more and more from him.
And not anything to do with time or activities other than napping, either. Purely to do with the stretch of energy needed in order to keep the Jagan on Kurama nearly constantly so that he can react exactly when needed. The little fire demon returns as quickly and quietly as ever, snacks in hand, but stops nearly dead as he comes upon Kurama looking … nearly normal?
Red eyes blink a few times as he tries to catch up a little, cautiously excited at the change. It is more rapid than he thought it might be, which causes hesitation, but -
“Kurama.” Surely the redhead can feel a swell of relief through their connection, the wall between them that was initially strong crumbling with time and fatigue.
“What happened?” A pause, and after a moment of thought Hiei offers the snacks he’d brought for himself. Usually he’d have more to say but … give him a minute to work through, here.
Tmw Hiei has lost out on a thousand naps
Hiei had only retreated for a quick snack and a cat nap. Something to keep him going past the creeping toward overwhelming sleepiness that has settled in over the past month. He’s doing his best - what he thinks will be most beneficial to Kurama and what he knows the fox would want - but as time moves on it is taking more and more from him.
And not anything to do with time or activities other than napping, either. Purely to do with the stretch of energy needed in order to keep the Jagan on Kurama nearly constantly so that he can react exactly when needed. The little fire demon returns as quickly and quietly as ever, snacks in hand, but stops nearly dead as he comes upon Kurama looking … nearly normal?
Red eyes blink a few times as he tries to catch up a little, cautiously excited at the change. It is more rapid than he thought it might be, which causes hesitation, but -
“Kurama.” Surely the redhead can feel a swell of relief through their connection, the wall between them that was initially strong crumbling with time and fatigue.
“What happened?” A pause, and after a moment of thought Hiei offers the snacks he’d brought for himself. Usually he’d have more to say but … give him a minute to work through, here.