[That tenderness between them lays open, a gentle flaying of vulnerability to expose what they both want — but Sasuke is not ashamed of it anymore. Cy has made that impossible. With this man it feels that anything is possible, and he won't be judged for bringing the most difficult secrets into the light.
He did not lie. At this point, there's little he wouldn't do for Cy. It is even harder to imagine a life without him, a fact made most stark when they're separated, but he is trying not to let it show to any disruptive degree. That sort of dependency... it would only be a burden. He's more mature now; he knows how to face the uncertainty of the future, and he can apply that to the instability of these dimensions.
Or so he assures himself.
The slap jolts Sasuke from these thoughts with a sharp little breath, sitting straighter on Cy's lap.]
I'll take care of you. [As solemn as an oath.] And yes, I remember it. I also have this. [His right hand lifts, dangling the bell from his middle finger with a bright chime.]
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He did not lie. At this point, there's little he wouldn't do for Cy. It is even harder to imagine a life without him, a fact made most stark when they're separated, but he is trying not to let it show to any disruptive degree. That sort of dependency... it would only be a burden. He's more mature now; he knows how to face the uncertainty of the future, and he can apply that to the instability of these dimensions.
Or so he assures himself.
The slap jolts Sasuke from these thoughts with a sharp little breath, sitting straighter on Cy's lap.]
I'll take care of you. [As solemn as an oath.] And yes, I remember it. I also have this. [His right hand lifts, dangling the bell from his middle finger with a bright chime.]