“Wait, come'ere.” Rhys says. Tim moves a bit closer but it’s evidently not close enough because Rhys pulls at the front of his jacket until they’re nearly toe-to-toe and presses his forehead to the glass front of Tim’s helmet.
“What—”
“Yeah,” Rhys breathes, fogging the glass, “I knew it’d be cool.”
He’s close enough that Tim could count his eyelashes, close enough he could kiss him if the glass wasn’t there, close enough he can probably hear Tim’s unsteady breathing—
Trade with @snailpdf 💖Did a scene from chapter 4 of his lovely fic ‘The Devil Doesn’t Bargain’
Also some random dumb hc’s I have under the cut ✌️
Tim still has some vision in his eye after the branding unlike Jack. Still requires visual aid to help see a bit, but otherwise can mostly see figures and movement pretty fine.
His pupils, or at least in the right eye, are permanently dilated (If you notice, his in game model has an unsettling gaze to most people bc of how big his pupils are) They’re a consequence of long term stress while in the Jackpot in addition to Anshin/hypos overuse.
RE: Anshin overuse- Healing syringes also additionally contain an adrenaline boost, possibly contributing to the side effect of pupillary dilation
Also makes him hella sensitive to light changes/bright lights as a result, also to electronic screens at times
