-he moves back closer to him, he's panicking again. Not really knowing what else to do he wraps him in a (relatively loose) hug-
"nn-"
He hides his face in Keith's chest, sobbing into it
-he holds onto him slightly tighter and strokes his hair-
"mn..."
The coughing started to die down a bit. AFFECTION WAS WORKING-
-he hugs him tighter still, pulling him into his lap-
"Mm..."
He cuddles into him a little, the coughing dying down
-he continues stroking his hair and holding him.. hoping he'll stop coughing-
He stopped, trembling a little but ok otherwise
-he loosens his grip and looks down at him-
He looked up at him. Ell had always had rosy cheeks-he,'d gotten pale during the disease, losing that. But when he looked up at Keith...there was color in his cheeks