[It was easy to experience the surrender, and as always, persistence could be the key to winning his lover over, especially after time apart. His arm draped more around Richard's narrow but muscled shoulders as his lover leaned against his chest, and he tipped his head up as he felt that head to his collar. He made a point of resting his chin on the crown of his lover's head, sigh quietly leaving his nose.
He hadn't realized how tense he had been until that moment when he too surrendered into the closeness. There was always the linger concern for rejection or that Richard might choose to physically remove him. Now, he shifted to spread his legs with feet flat on the floor and his blue eye closed as he basked in the closeness. He could be a different form of himself with Richard, unburdened by most concerns.]
Mmm, I suspected as much. [And he knew it wasn't just physically tired. They both wore the necessary masks to the world, claiming their titles like a curse against the world. He tipped his chin and kissed the top of Richard's head.] We should try to rest. It's always... easier with you.
[A testament to the trust he could place in his lover. Sleep was one of the most intimate gestures in his mind, when one was in a prolonged state of vulnerability.]
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He hadn't realized how tense he had been until that moment when he too surrendered into the closeness. There was always the linger concern for rejection or that Richard might choose to physically remove him. Now, he shifted to spread his legs with feet flat on the floor and his blue eye closed as he basked in the closeness. He could be a different form of himself with Richard, unburdened by most concerns.]
Mmm, I suspected as much. [And he knew it wasn't just physically tired. They both wore the necessary masks to the world, claiming their titles like a curse against the world. He tipped his chin and kissed the top of Richard's head.] We should try to rest. It's always... easier with you.
[A testament to the trust he could place in his lover. Sleep was one of the most intimate gestures in his mind, when one was in a prolonged state of vulnerability.]