It's rare he looks visibly stressed, but right now it's clear he's been running his hand through his hair and fidgeting with his clothes, not because he looks messy but because the exact opposite is true. How put together he seems is entirely forced.]
Eiden.
[He starts up off the couch the moment the other man enters the room.]
I need to tell you something, and I-... this is difficult for me. I've never... had this kind of opportunity before and rather than continuing to vacillate over it as I have been for some months now I have decided to simply... come out with it.
[Deep breath. By all that is holy and sacred do not interrupt him-]
Before you, I thought love was a concept reserved only for storybooks and... other people. But you've shown me that it exists-- that it can exist, and for me, and it's more beautiful and real than anything I could have imagined. And I--
[His voice cracks slightly.]
I love you, Eiden. I love you, and I can no longer conceive of a world in which I didn't.
[ Eiden is concerned, but he listens. He is tempted to interrupt, but he hears Edmond out. He waits, and then he's quiet because he's surprised. Not because the confession comes out of nowhere, but because it's being said. He hadn't expected that it would be said.
When he finishes speaking, he blinks. ]
I — No one's said that to me before. [ Or at least, said it and meant it. ] I love you too, you know? I've never told anyone that before. But...I mean it with you.
Hey - [ Oh no. Is Edmond going to cry? He didn't mean to make him cry. He reaches for him, placing his hands on either of Edmond's cheeks. ] Yeah, I mean it.
[ He doesn't even know how long he's felt that way, he just knows its there and he's been holding onto it for so long that it just became normal for him to not say a word. ]
[ He lets out a small laugh when he says it - he can't stop himself. He presses into the kiss, quiet for a few moments as he considers what he'd say. ]
Good. I mean, I'm honored, too. Thanks for saying it to me.
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It's rare he looks visibly stressed, but right now it's clear he's been running his hand through his hair and fidgeting with his clothes, not because he looks messy but because the exact opposite is true. How put together he seems is entirely forced.]
Eiden.
[He starts up off the couch the moment the other man enters the room.]
I need to tell you something, and I-... this is difficult for me. I've never... had this kind of opportunity before and rather than continuing to vacillate over it as I have been for some months now I have decided to simply... come out with it.
[Deep breath. By all that is holy and sacred do not interrupt him-]
Before you, I thought love was a concept reserved only for storybooks and... other people. But you've shown me that it exists-- that it can exist, and for me, and it's more beautiful and real than anything I could have imagined. And I--
[His voice cracks slightly.]
I love you, Eiden. I love you, and I can no longer conceive of a world in which I didn't.
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When he finishes speaking, he blinks. ]
I — No one's said that to me before. [ Or at least, said it and meant it. ] I love you too, you know? I've never told anyone that before. But...I mean it with you.
[ Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! ]
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Because somehow he hadn't got as far as what he would do if Eiden said it back.]
You—... you do?
[He can feel his eyes filling up. God, it will be embarrassing if he starts crying now--]
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[ He doesn't even know how long he's felt that way, he just knows its there and he's been holding onto it for so long that it just became normal for him to not say a word. ]
Should I not have said it?
[ It seemed like a good time to him. ]
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His eyes fill up and spill over immediately, wetting his cheeks (and Eiden's thumbs) as he tries to gulp down enough air to speak.]
You're so stupid. [He croaks out weakly, before he grabs hold of the other man and pulls him into a (damp) kiss.]
Of course you should have said it.
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[ He lets out a small laugh when he says it - he can't stop himself. He presses into the kiss, quiet for a few moments as he considers what he'd say. ]
Good. I mean, I'm honored, too. Thanks for saying it to me.
[ He's still stupid. ]