[ Sometimes you say the simplest, most obvious things that knock him off kilter, you know? Which is pretty ironic, as that's something Allen often does as well. But he stills a little at that, breath caught, as he looks at Shouto a bit like he's seeing him for the first time. Awe-touched. And he blinks, exhaling a little shakily, and leans further against him as he turns his face back into his hand like being a bit too jittery to maintain eye contact. (He is.)
Ah... sometimes he has no idea what to do in moments like this. With such an overwhelming sort of happiness and contentment (belonging) on a scale entirely alien to him, something he's always been so skittish of because of so very many reasons in every time past about why he he should keep it at arms length. Reasons not to have a normal life. Reasons to keep people at arms length. Reasons to always be apart. Not because he wanted to, because of course those were all things he wanted if he let himself be honest, but because he had to. That was just the nature of his world. But now--
Now... ]
Shouto--
[ His voice sounds a little strange to him, thick from how tight his throat is. It's lightly muffled from how he's hidden his face against his hand, not minding the heat as he's become used to it and taking comfort in what it means. ]
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[ Sometimes you say the simplest, most obvious things that knock him off kilter, you know? Which is pretty ironic, as that's something Allen often does as well. But he stills a little at that, breath caught, as he looks at Shouto a bit like he's seeing him for the first time. Awe-touched. And he blinks, exhaling a little shakily, and leans further against him as he turns his face back into his hand like being a bit too jittery to maintain eye contact. (He is.)
Ah... sometimes he has no idea what to do in moments like this. With such an overwhelming sort of happiness and contentment (belonging) on a scale entirely alien to him, something he's always been so skittish of because of so very many reasons in every time past about why he he should keep it at arms length. Reasons not to have a normal life. Reasons to keep people at arms length. Reasons to always be apart. Not because he wanted to, because of course those were all things he wanted if he let himself be honest, but because he had to. That was just the nature of his world. But now--
Now... ]
Shouto--
[ His voice sounds a little strange to him, thick from how tight his throat is. It's lightly muffled from how he's hidden his face against his hand, not minding the heat as he's become used to it and taking comfort in what it means. ]
Are you happy?