[Olivine looks up at Basch when he says that, expression... a little hard to read. sweet still, maybe unsure. he understands enough of the man to know this isn't a suggestion or a request, just...]
... I know that, yes. [and, to alleviate any worry that he's thinking about it, he lets himself lean gently into the other's side.] You're not an obligation, Basch. I'm here because I want to be.
[it's a fact that surprises him a little, honestly. not that he feels that way, but how deeply he does. how much he wants to let this man in, even if he himself doesn't even want to face the blemishes of his own personality and history.]
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Date: 2024-05-30 03:56 am (UTC)... I know that, yes. [and, to alleviate any worry that he's thinking about it, he lets himself lean gently into the other's side.] You're not an obligation, Basch. I'm here because I want to be.
[it's a fact that surprises him a little, honestly. not that he feels that way, but how deeply he does. how much he wants to let this man in, even if he himself doesn't even want to face the blemishes of his own personality and history.]