Caesar felt his own chest constrict. He could quite clearly see how emotionally and physically spent Noah was. Whatever this version of Noah had gone through, it had been a lot. Too much for what someone his age should ever have to deal with.
Noah was a teenager. Growing up rapidly like Rex, yes, but a teenager all the same. They weren't meant to deal with adult level stuff, even the mature ones. He was supposed to be doing stupid stuff, and quite often with his best friend and Caesar's brother, Rex. The sympathy in Caesar's eyes turned into more of a happy ache--both happy as his heart raises in the fact that he can affirm that, yes, he was close to Rex while at the same time knowing he couldn't just reach out and fix the pain that Noah was going through.
What he could do was reach out for Noah with a hand, and he did so, putting it firmly onto the younger man's shoulder. "I'm light years closer to Rex than I was before he lost his memories." And then his shoulders relaxed a bit as he laughed, a slight tease in his voice. "You must really know me back home if you know about the walls. ... Rex either found their gates or smashed through most of them long ago. We love each other very much."
It was weird, but kind of reassuring. This Noah could only< be telling the truth if he knew to make that sort of statement. Only people that knew Caesar would know of their existence.
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Noah was a teenager. Growing up rapidly like Rex, yes, but a teenager all the same. They weren't meant to deal with adult level stuff, even the mature ones. He was supposed to be doing stupid stuff, and quite often with his best friend and Caesar's brother, Rex. The sympathy in Caesar's eyes turned into more of a happy ache--both happy as his heart raises in the fact that he can affirm that, yes, he was close to Rex while at the same time knowing he couldn't just reach out and fix the pain that Noah was going through.
What he could do was reach out for Noah with a hand, and he did so, putting it firmly onto the younger man's shoulder. "I'm light years closer to Rex than I was before he lost his memories." And then his shoulders relaxed a bit as he laughed, a slight tease in his voice. "You must really know me back home if you know about the walls. ... Rex either found their gates or smashed through most of them long ago. We love each other very much."
It was weird, but kind of reassuring. This Noah could only< be telling the truth if he knew to make that sort of statement. Only people that knew Caesar would know of their existence.