[It's a long time before he moves and the shaking doesn't stop, but the tears do and his breathing slowly evens out. He pulls back slowly, breaking as little contact as possible. His cheek brushes against Tavros's and he presses their foreheads together. When he speaks his voice trips up and down the scale in a little spoken melody, so soft and pitch perfect. It's almost a song.]



[As he speaks the hand on Tavros's shoulder trails up to very gently cup his jaw. He might as well have shouted "I'm so flushed for you"]