[He'll get his head -- Shell's shoulder probably has the worst bite of all on it, so that's definitely staying submerged if he can afford it.]
[But Reign's words bring him the comfort he was hoping for -- not an answer to his problems, per se, but a reassurance that at the very least, the people close to him aren't judging him for it. That they're here for him, and support his decisions. It's not quite self-acceptance, but hey, baby steps.]
[And speaking of--]
...I don't regret it either. [As if he could possibly regret kissing Reign.] I've actually been thinking about it a lot. And about you. What happened on the beach, and even what we're doing now... it doesn't really feel like something "just friends" do.
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[But Reign's words bring him the comfort he was hoping for -- not an answer to his problems, per se, but a reassurance that at the very least, the people close to him aren't judging him for it. That they're here for him, and support his decisions. It's not quite self-acceptance, but hey, baby steps.]
[And speaking of--]
...I don't regret it either. [As if he could possibly regret kissing Reign.] I've actually been thinking about it a lot. And about you. What happened on the beach, and even what we're doing now... it doesn't really feel like something "just friends" do.
[...]