( Kaveh holds his face in thought. Huh! How the hell did Alhaitham notice those glances between Tighnari and Cyno, but he didn't? )
I ... I'm not sure I did! I was often only ever paying attention to how entertaining it is when Tighnari gives Cyno a disapproving look following one of his dreadful puns.
Perhaps my romantic lens needs adjusting ... ( Since, you know, he never would've guessed in a million years that Alhaitham loved him back. Speaking of - he nestles closer to him, and gives him a kiss. ) Sometimes the most intense love isn't the most obvious. ( ... And he kisses him again. ) Although it's much more obvious now, I'd wager. ( Why, yes! He is talking about their love. )
[ Ah, yes, it’s time to be sappy again…not that Alhaitham seems too horribly put out at the prospect, especially when it comes paired with those nice, warm kisses. He accepts them greedily, savoring the taste of Kaveh’s mouth after so long of denying himself the opportunity to kiss it. ]
I would hope so, after telling you outright I’m in love with you.
[ He teases, his hand lifting to draw aimless patterns over Kaveh’s back and shoulder blades, his bare skin still warm and tacky with sweat. ]
Or do you mean looking back? Are you trying to say I’ve been obvious all along?
( This guy...! Although Kaveh's facial expression wrinkles into a frown, he doesn't bend away from that contact to his back. He welcomes it. )
Obvious? You?! There's no way I would've had an inkling of a clue until today! This is still so surreal, like a dream, it ... mmm.
( There's a shift in his tone here while his voice softens. The blonde man dips his head down, almost in a gesture of shame, while balling one of his hands into a fist. )
... In all honesty, if there's anything I can reflect on, it's why I treated you the way I did in the past. I loved you, I didn't know how to love you, and when we arrived here ... I got scared.
( The argument they had about the intimate squares on Alhaitham's bingo card? Where Kaveh had a completely Normal Reaction to the prospect of Alhaitham getting intimate with someone else? Yeah. ) When I saw the tasks assigned to you by the Goddess ... the thought of you doing them with anyone near killed me inside. ( The argument definitely showed that. )
I realised after my fit of anger that I had some feelings I needed to unpack. I knew I loved you, I never imagined you'd feel the same, and the thought of you pursuing another ... ( His voice hitches - the thought floods him with a sadness so intense that it takes his breath away. )
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Isn't it obvious? [ A beat. ] You really couldn't tell? Never noticed their stolen glances?
[ Then again, Kaveh never noticed his own, so... ]
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I ... I'm not sure I did! I was often only ever paying attention to how entertaining it is when Tighnari gives Cyno a disapproving look following one of his dreadful puns.
Perhaps my romantic lens needs adjusting ... ( Since, you know, he never would've guessed in a million years that Alhaitham loved him back. Speaking of - he nestles closer to him, and gives him a kiss. ) Sometimes the most intense love isn't the most obvious. ( ... And he kisses him again. ) Although it's much more obvious now, I'd wager. ( Why, yes! He is talking about their love. )
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I would hope so, after telling you outright I’m in love with you.
[ He teases, his hand lifting to draw aimless patterns over Kaveh’s back and shoulder blades, his bare skin still warm and tacky with sweat. ]
Or do you mean looking back? Are you trying to say I’ve been obvious all along?
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Obvious? You?! There's no way I would've had an inkling of a clue until today! This is still so surreal, like a dream, it ... mmm.
( There's a shift in his tone here while his voice softens. The blonde man dips his head down, almost in a gesture of shame, while balling one of his hands into a fist. )
... In all honesty, if there's anything I can reflect on, it's why I treated you the way I did in the past. I loved you, I didn't know how to love you, and when we arrived here ... I got scared.
( The argument they had about the intimate squares on Alhaitham's bingo card? Where Kaveh had a completely Normal Reaction to the prospect of Alhaitham getting intimate with someone else? Yeah. ) When I saw the tasks assigned to you by the Goddess ... the thought of you doing them with anyone near killed me inside. ( The argument definitely showed that. )
I realised after my fit of anger that I had some feelings I needed to unpack. I knew I loved you, I never imagined you'd feel the same, and the thought of you pursuing another ... ( His voice hitches - the thought floods him with a sadness so intense that it takes his breath away. )
... Is what caused me to lash out so strongly.