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they stood across from each other, the two boys. their eyes were shining with elation that was reflected on their expressions because they were the same. despite all of their differences, they were two halves of the same whole.
to the others, they looked stupid. standing there, clapping and doing their special handshake that was actually quite difficult and had required a lot of thought and practice before they were arrested on the ark, during the times they would spend every day together.
they both chuckled loudly as they completed it once more, they had used any excuse to do it, any slight victory because they had missed it when they had both been in different cells. they had wished for the feeling of their hands clapping together and then the proud look from the other. because that's what mattered.
