[It feels warm and familiar now, to share such an intimate moment with Chuuya like this. It wasn't exactly a strange thing for Shell to grow this close to someone once he's decided he can. Why, he was completely smitten with One after just one meeting, even if the circumstances between their relationship were a bit special. But it helps make the gesture far more comforting than heated, despite the position they were in.]
[But do his words reach him...? It's hard to say. Shell has his own ideas, and truth be told, he wouldn't have allowed himself to get this close in the first place if he didn't think it was okay to do so on some level. But the thought of what others might think is more than enough to hold him back--]
[Just as it can be enough to push him forward. And this isn't the first time Chuuya's tried to help him move on from something that's holding him back, after all.]
I don't know. I-I might need more time to think about everything. But I do know this--
[His grip on Chuuya's robe tightens, his voice growing steadier and more assured.]
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[But do his words reach him...? It's hard to say. Shell has his own ideas, and truth be told, he wouldn't have allowed himself to get this close in the first place if he didn't think it was okay to do so on some level. But the thought of what others might think is more than enough to hold him back--]
[Just as it can be enough to push him forward. And this isn't the first time Chuuya's tried to help him move on from something that's holding him back, after all.]
I don't know. I-I might need more time to think about everything. But I do know this--
[His grip on Chuuya's robe tightens, his voice growing steadier and more assured.]
Right now... what I want is you.