This chapter takes place four days after the last one.
Warnings for this chapter: Skyfall reference, Law is in a very fragile emotional state, Kid isn't sure what to do
Kid hates this silent, obedient, insecure Law with a passion. He doesn't know how to behave around him or what Law needs him to do or say. The Omega tends to be quiet and shy, but he's both responsive and involved in their interactions and conversations and seems to feel safe with him, not constantly frightened and on edge as he is now. Kid definitely gets a kick out of the clinginess – though he'll never admit it – but it's another sign of how fragile Law is right now and he's constantly worried he'll say or do the wrong thing and he'll become whatever it is Law's so afraid of. The younger teen is curled up into a ball next to him, pressed into his side as close as he can possibly get, one hand on his chest as if trying to make sure he won't disappear; that he isn't a mirage.
"Always makes me feel a little melancholy. A grand old warship being ignominiously hauled away for scrap. The inevitability of time, don't you think?" Q muses on the screen, and Law's hand clenches into a fist.
"Are you all right? You want to watch something else? We've seen Skyfall a hundred times-"
"Kid." Law hasn't spoken in the Alpha's presence for four days now, and he can't help being startled by his voice. "Skyfall."
"You want to keep watching?"
Law nods, and Kid tightens his arm around him as the Omega shifts even further into his side. He supposes Law's selective mutism isn't all bad since it offers moments like these.
Second author's note: Law doesn't have selective mutism. Selective mutism is an involuntary response to a certain social situation; Law's silence is a response to feelings and thoughts he feels he can't or isn't allowed to talk about. He chose silence as a response in the past and after making that choice many times it became involuntary, just like someone dealing with anxiety might choose to remove herself/himself from a triggering situation and then makes the choice again and again until they cannot face the situation without making that exact choice, whether or not that is the choice they want at that specific time. Kid, of course, doesn't know that and therefore believes Law to have selective mutism. I feel it's not an unreasonable assumption from his knowledge of the situation.