[ Was it hard? No. But did it ache a little every day, even as happy as it made him?
Yes.
Truth be told, he's a touch anxious when Shouto goes quiet and pulls back. Only a little, but that's only human. Watching him for confirmation of... something, his expression stills lightly at the delicate sort of one Shouto has. Oh. Of all the responses to have, asking something like that, that's...
"He's broken too." Fragile.
For a moment he blinks, caught in realization. And his own expression is so quiet, so gentle in a strange sort of awe-- before he smiles so very lightly. Peaceably but with an absolute certainty. ]
Mm. [ He reaches up to let his fingers brush along his cheek lightly, before bringing the other boy's head down so he might press their foreheads lightly together. In a manner like children might a pinky swear, or a friend encourage another to lean on them. Honestly, isn't it obvious? He's not exactly the kind of person to ever kiss anyone if he wasn't absolutely certain of that well beforehand.
He always knows his feelings. Even and especially when he can't understand much else-- that's always the one thing he can and by his very nature has to know. And that's why he can smile right now, so gently and easily. ]
Something like that I'm sure of.
[ Even when you dump him in the bath clothes and all. ]
good, my work here is done :D
Yes.
Truth be told, he's a touch anxious when Shouto goes quiet and pulls back. Only a little, but that's only human. Watching him for confirmation of... something, his expression stills lightly at the delicate sort of one Shouto has. Oh. Of all the responses to have, asking something like that, that's...
"He's broken too." Fragile.
For a moment he blinks, caught in realization. And his own expression is so quiet, so gentle in a strange sort of awe-- before he smiles so very lightly. Peaceably but with an absolute certainty. ]
Mm. [ He reaches up to let his fingers brush along his cheek lightly, before bringing the other boy's head down so he might press their foreheads lightly together. In a manner like children might a pinky swear, or a friend encourage another to lean on them. Honestly, isn't it obvious? He's not exactly the kind of person to ever kiss anyone if he wasn't absolutely certain of that well beforehand.
He always knows his feelings. Even and especially when he can't understand much else-- that's always the one thing he can and by his very nature has to know. And that's why he can smile right now, so gently and easily. ]
Something like that I'm sure of.
[ Even when you dump him in the bath clothes and all. ]