[ fuck, okay. he knew this was coming. he thought it was gonna come for a while now, actually. so much of their relationship has been matt dancing around his own feelings and archie trying to be accommodating of them, so being here for him like this feels overdue. he wants to ask what happened to start all this, but for now, he just wraps one arm around the small of archie's back and the other he buries in archie's hair, holding him as close as possible. his body's shaking, a little, with nerves and an impressionable sort of fear, but he's just quietly making comforting noises into his ear, promising archie that everything's okay and that he's here to keep him safe. ]
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