[This is a weird situation. Rowan has more fucked up life experience to deal with this than Noel does but Noel is also the older brother, or at least, that's the position he's been in his whole life. Shaking things off to make sure Rowan is fine is almost second nature.
It just takes him a minute to catch his breath and gather his thoughts enough, reaching up to cup Rowan's face and return the concern.]
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It just takes him a minute to catch his breath and gather his thoughts enough, reaching up to cup Rowan's face and return the concern.]
Rowan. Hey. You okay?