[ That's a thumb tracing a line over your cheek, and his eyes faltering from yours as he takes all of that in. ]
I just... [ a sigh as his shoulders shrug, his hand still there on your cheek, keeping your faces close. ] I don't want you thinking that I get jealous for no reason. Because I understand where the attraction comes from -- hell, this is you. I'll admit it: you were right when you were trying to distract me about feeling sorry about myself over Rethe -- it crossed my mind [ a breath of hesitation ] the idea of what it would like to kiss you.
I just wasn't comfy with the idea because you were right across me and I thought you'd laugh in my face.
[ He had also been content to shelve it and then subsequently believe that it was the bleed between Makoto and himself, particularly after that little flash of memory at King's Rest. ]
I don't want to be a kid about us, about this.
[ There's an unspoken I want to be as good for you as I can manage, always when his eyes flick back up to yours. ]
But sometimes I feel like I have to work on the will to keep my hands away from you. To have a little more self-control so that we don't always just end up in bed.
[ It's a quiet opening from this one for the conversation that will be happening tonight. Yes, the offer was there but it also wasn't you. And if you ask him, he will say vehemently, that he'll know if it was or wasn't you. ]
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I just... [ a sigh as his shoulders shrug, his hand still there on your cheek, keeping your faces close. ] I don't want you thinking that I get jealous for no reason. Because I understand where the attraction comes from -- hell, this is you. I'll admit it: you were right when you were trying to distract me about feeling sorry about myself over Rethe -- it crossed my mind [ a breath of hesitation ] the idea of what it would like to kiss you.
I just wasn't comfy with the idea because you were right across me and I thought you'd laugh in my face.
[ He had also been content to shelve it and then subsequently believe that it was the bleed between Makoto and himself, particularly after that little flash of memory at King's Rest. ]
I don't want to be a kid about us, about this.
[ There's an unspoken I want to be as good for you as I can manage, always when his eyes flick back up to yours. ]
But sometimes I feel like I have to work on the will to keep my hands away from you. To have a little more self-control so that we don't always just end up in bed.
[ It's a quiet opening from this one for the conversation that will be happening tonight. Yes, the offer was there but it also wasn't you. And if you ask him, he will say vehemently, that he'll know if it was or wasn't you. ]