[ now that he's actually double taking because, what a bundle? what the hell is this? jayce wasn't expecting to be met with the sheer size of this thing, for some reason he was— well, expecting anything but. is it another hammer or, no, that doesn't really . . . make sense, he has his own, both for tools and weaponry (and nothing could beat the mercury hammer in combat practicality).
when jayce peels the bundle's flap away to expose the glint of a new brace, his lips part in startle, his brows furrow in and his eye shoot back up to donnie. it's god damn padded. a support system to lift the weight off, to impose stability without strain. jayce has to look at it better, a glint in his eyes as he traces over the sleek casing, the buckles— ]
You made this, [ brilliant, ingenious brace that he himself has neglected, making for himself, ] for me?
[ he's not one to go rhetorical, but he's actively blown out of his mind. he can't find any silly, jarring greenhorn errors. he can't point out things he'd change. it's literally . . . amazing work, in sight. they'll need to test it. they'll need to—
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when jayce peels the bundle's flap away to expose the glint of a new brace, his lips part in startle, his brows furrow in and his eye shoot back up to donnie. it's god damn padded. a support system to lift the weight off, to impose stability without strain. jayce has to look at it better, a glint in his eyes as he traces over the sleek casing, the buckles— ]
You made this, [ brilliant, ingenious brace that he himself has neglected, making for himself, ] for me?
[ he's not one to go rhetorical, but he's actively blown out of his mind. he can't find any silly, jarring greenhorn errors. he can't point out things he'd change. it's literally . . . amazing work, in sight. they'll need to test it. they'll need to—
oh. doe eyes.]
You made this, [ processing, ] for me.