Vanitas lifts a hand and uses it to lightly ruffle Aether's hair. He can't help but let out a little laugh. ]
I thought love was reprehensible, that the idea of anyone caring about me this much was appalling.
[ He grins as color rises to his cheeks, and he lowers his hand to pull Aether close again. The smile he's wearing is shockingly genuine, one that probably even Noé hasn't seen on him before. Affection used to be difficult, but he remembers how a certain someone from his past told him to not close his heart off towards the right person – and Aether's just that. It's a gamble, but it's one he's willing to take, and he can't help but let his feelings slip through the cracks in the barriers he's held up for so long.
Moonlight shines through their bedroom window, and he leans in to brush his lips against Aether's again, chastely. ]
...But being with you doesn't seem so bad, anymore.
[ Which is his way of saying that yes, he wants to be with Aether, too. ]
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Vanitas lifts a hand and uses it to lightly ruffle Aether's hair. He can't help but let out a little laugh. ]
I thought love was reprehensible, that the idea of anyone caring about me this much was appalling.
[ He grins as color rises to his cheeks, and he lowers his hand to pull Aether close again. The smile he's wearing is shockingly genuine, one that probably even Noé hasn't seen on him before. Affection used to be difficult, but he remembers how a certain someone from his past told him to not close his heart off towards the right person – and Aether's just that. It's a gamble, but it's one he's willing to take, and he can't help but let his feelings slip through the cracks in the barriers he's held up for so long.
Moonlight shines through their bedroom window, and he leans in to brush his lips against Aether's again, chastely. ]
...But being with you doesn't seem so bad, anymore.
[ Which is his way of saying that yes, he wants to be with Aether, too. ]