[ It...hadn't occurred to him this was an expectation that went both ways. He was so long used to rules applying to him that did not apply to the other person, romantically or due to rank in social and professional situations.
It also very much had not occurred to him that he could possibly be enough, or that Sylvain didn't...mind choosing. Not of his own free will, and not when it wasn't a be all end all. It was an old wound, to be told causing someone to choose at all was out of line.
He turns into that touch at his lips, brushing a shy kiss against Sylvain's fingers. ]
Everything has been different with you, since that very first night. [ It's whispered again, a secret he's kept so close. He cups Sylvain's face, forcing himself to keep eye contact. ] I...you're so important to me. I don't want to make you choose, ever, and I also want you to keep choosing me. I want you to keep ending up back here with me, or me with you. I want to keep seeing you happy when I choose you.
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Date: 2024-08-03 08:19 pm (UTC)It also very much had not occurred to him that he could possibly be enough, or that Sylvain didn't...mind choosing. Not of his own free will, and not when it wasn't a be all end all. It was an old wound, to be told causing someone to choose at all was out of line.
He turns into that touch at his lips, brushing a shy kiss against Sylvain's fingers. ]
Everything has been different with you, since that very first night. [ It's whispered again, a secret he's kept so close. He cups Sylvain's face, forcing himself to keep eye contact. ] I...you're so important to me. I don't want to make you choose, ever, and I also want you to keep choosing me. I want you to keep ending up back here with me, or me with you. I want to keep seeing you happy when I choose you.
And that terrifies me.