[ it's so small, and yet, the absurd amount of pressure that eases from vie's chest at that question makes it almost impossible to breathe for several seconds too long. this is it, he thinks. this is what he's wanted since the night he'd come back to him, squeezing jaejin's fingers tightly as if he fears he'll slip away if he eases up. how long has it been since he's even tried to ask him for something besides the one thing he'd failed to give him by choosing to stay? he can't remember, and he's determined to prove that the only choice worth making always involves jaejin and no one else. nothing else but him. ]
You know I will, [ he says, finally. the quiet is equally long before his response, but he's too distracted memorizing the angles and curves of jaejin's face. would that make him smile more? ] All you have to do is tell me when. Tonight, tomorrow – it doesn't matter.
[ and because he can't help it, he drags jaejin's hand to his mouth to lightly kiss at his knuckles. then, he presses a longer kiss to the top. it's not quite the same as the affection they've shared before, but vie needs this just as much as he needs jaejin telling him things he needs or wants. ]
Thank you. [ for trying, for allowing him this one step closer to forgiveness. ]
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You know I will, [ he says, finally. the quiet is equally long before his response, but he's too distracted memorizing the angles and curves of jaejin's face. would that make him smile more? ] All you have to do is tell me when. Tonight, tomorrow – it doesn't matter.
[ and because he can't help it, he drags jaejin's hand to his mouth to lightly kiss at his knuckles. then, he presses a longer kiss to the top. it's not quite the same as the affection they've shared before, but vie needs this just as much as he needs jaejin telling him things he needs or wants. ]
Thank you. [ for trying, for allowing him this one step closer to forgiveness. ]