thought posting no art for this one im just. ugh. uuughhh
something something the intimacy of being with someone who youve been in combat with so many times that you know they know all of your weaknesses. something something how comfortable they are to be around because you know they unequivocally have your back and will continue to have your back.
isaac knows that johns bad eye gets twitchy when he looks too far in his periphery and so stands on his left. john knows isaac is a good enough scout that he doesnt have to worry about it. john knows sudden touch makes isaac go into fight or flight so he always announces where hes at and what hes about to do. isaac always trusts johns word on it.
theyre conscious of each other, they know how to move around each other in a space. they know what jabs get what reactions, they know where to push the other so it hurts, and where to soothe it over. theyd have to make a conscious effort to trip over each other, theyre too damn practiced at knowing how to dance around the other and still land a clean shot.
trust, always implicit trust. theyve saved each other so many times before, theyll always be confident the other will do it again.
