[He had imagined many times that this conversation would be more fraught, or difficult at this point - and parts of it have been - but there's so much more promise, happiness, and fulfilment in it beyond that.
This kind, giving, and deeply compassionate man. There's a feeling of safety, and of being held, in the hands touching his, and in the way Kyle's looking at him now. It all amounts to a feeling that's immediately precious to him, and one that he'll hold in his mind and heart for the hours, days, and months to come.]
You won't lose a friend, [Charles promises, reaching out to lay his free hand atop the two grasping his other one, and gripping firmly.] We care too much about the same things [and each other] and have been through too much for that to be something I see happening-- or that I'll allow on my part. [It's an easy reassurance to make, and one he's determined to hold himself true to. His friendship with Kyle is just as important to him as the love he's grown to feel for the man, and to let the former go over disagreements or romantic mismatches over the ways either of them might choose to love or spend time with others would be a waste.]
Fibber overflow - Kyle
[He had imagined many times that this conversation would be more fraught, or difficult at this point - and parts of it have been - but there's so much more promise, happiness, and fulfilment in it beyond that.
This kind, giving, and deeply compassionate man. There's a feeling of safety, and of being held, in the hands touching his, and in the way Kyle's looking at him now. It all amounts to a feeling that's immediately precious to him, and one that he'll hold in his mind and heart for the hours, days, and months to come.]
You won't lose a friend, [Charles promises, reaching out to lay his free hand atop the two grasping his other one, and gripping firmly.] We care too much about the same things [and each other] and have been through too much for that to be something I see happening-- or that I'll allow on my part. [It's an easy reassurance to make, and one he's determined to hold himself true to. His friendship with Kyle is just as important to him as the love he's grown to feel for the man, and to let the former go over disagreements or romantic mismatches over the ways either of them might choose to love or spend time with others would be a waste.]