(Free to fly off if he wanted, his hand twitches as Aki slips away from him. It's natural, he thinks, for a sword to want to be held. That's what he tells himself but just now... that wasn't quite the same, was it?
He closes his eyes and lets Aki come close. He feels him against him.
And he reaches out to push a loose strand of hair from Aki's face, letting his fingers trace his cheek and tuck it behind his ear,)
There are some things you should only do when you should.
(Calmly, gently, sharing his rationale with him when he can tell Aki's mind is spinning differently than usual. Like that night he'd come back to base. But he takes note of how, despite lower inhibitions, Aki controls himself. That's more than Tsurumaru expects from most. It's why he leans in to return his touch, face brushing against his before pulling back.)
... Thank you, Aki-kun.
(For what, he won't specify but he has his gratitude.)
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He closes his eyes and lets Aki come close. He feels him against him.
And he reaches out to push a loose strand of hair from Aki's face, letting his fingers trace his cheek and tuck it behind his ear,)
There are some things you should only do when you should.
(Calmly, gently, sharing his rationale with him when he can tell Aki's mind is spinning differently than usual. Like that night he'd come back to base. But he takes note of how, despite lower inhibitions, Aki controls himself. That's more than Tsurumaru expects from most. It's why he leans in to return his touch, face brushing against his before pulling back.)
... Thank you, Aki-kun.
(For what, he won't specify but he has his gratitude.)