He watches Inigo run around the carriage gathering pillows - more pillows than Ryo has ever had in his life, he thinks - and brings them all back to him. It's when he starts to arrange them that Ryo hesitates, lifting a hand as if to reach out. He should be helping - Inigo shouldn't have to do all of this for him - but-
But Inigo had asked, and offered, and knowing Inigo, he would insist on Ryo resting while he took care of it-
And it takes about that long for Ryo to process that Inigo had essentially just done that. He lowers his hand back into his lap. "Not any harder than anyone else." It's a weak protest, but he does still believe it. He's not the only one who worked hard. He doesn't deserve special treatment like this.
(He is a simple boy with simple needs and simple pleasures and this is starting to feel a whole lot like pampering and it is weird and he has no idea what to do with it. Aside from say thank you, and maybe feel like he doesn't deserve it.)
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He watches Inigo run around the carriage gathering pillows - more pillows than Ryo has ever had in his life, he thinks - and brings them all back to him. It's when he starts to arrange them that Ryo hesitates, lifting a hand as if to reach out. He should be helping - Inigo shouldn't have to do all of this for him - but-
But Inigo had asked, and offered, and knowing Inigo, he would insist on Ryo resting while he took care of it-
And it takes about that long for Ryo to process that Inigo had essentially just done that. He lowers his hand back into his lap. "Not any harder than anyone else." It's a weak protest, but he does still believe it. He's not the only one who worked hard. He doesn't deserve special treatment like this.
(He is a simple boy with simple needs and simple pleasures and this is starting to feel a whole lot like pampering and it is weird and he has no idea what to do with it. Aside from say thank you, and maybe feel like he doesn't deserve it.)