[He scrunches his face up slightly like he's annoyed, then sighs unsteadily and lets his hand drop out of his hair. Alexei pushes his back straight and leans into the railing behind him, resting his head against it with his eyes shut while he just... tries to pull himself together.
It takes a while. Probably not as long as it feels like it does before his ears stop ringing and his shoulders simply ache slightly from the tense way he was holding himself. He lets one leg slide flat, missing Sheehan by inches with the sole of his boot, then opens his eyes on an exhale.
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It takes a while. Probably not as long as it feels like it does before his ears stop ringing and his shoulders simply ache slightly from the tense way he was holding himself. He lets one leg slide flat, missing Sheehan by inches with the sole of his boot, then opens his eyes on an exhale.
He looks tired.]