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 Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:15 pm
"I promise..." Shiloh's tears quietly subsided but he didn't pull away. How could he when Alexei was so warm against his still slightly damp skin? And still, he smiled faintly, eventually turning his gaze up to just smile at him goofily and relaxed until he couldn't any longer. Instead of continuing to stare, he broke it, smiling down at the small space between them.
Truly though, he was at a loss of words, and he sheepishly pulled away, though his hand immediately threaded into Alexei's. "I can't make you stay... But I'm glad you will. You should shower too, though... I-I'm not so broken to be without you for a little while..."
Having lost his broken shell a bit more than he had before, he managed a little step of courage and took the hand in his to his lips, pressing a soft kiss to it before slipping away.
"You'll join me soon..." It wasn't a question this time, but a small bit of reassurance to himself as he retreated to the bed to sit on the edge of it. "I'll stay up as long as need be, I can't be the only one getting sleep after all."
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:30 pm
Alexei didn’t seem the sort to waste an opening; he nodded when Shiloh suggested he take a shower. He needed to be fresh for tomorrow, and if Shiloh was up to parting for a few moments it was better than trying to sneak away after the male went to sleep. He didn’t imagine that Shiloh would be comforted to awake to an empty room after Alexei promised to stay with him.
The kiss to the back of his hand was enough to make him pause; he cocked his head to the side just slightly, inquisitively. As if a single glance would have been enough to see through the motion and understand the intent behind it.
But the action was fleeting, and so too was Alexei’s scrupulousness. When Shiloh released his hand, he lowered it to his side. “I will need a shower, I'll do that now. Don’t stay up if you can help it, it’s late enough already. I’ll be quick so just make yourself comfortable in the meantime.”
He lingered, perhaps as if he intended to say something else, but it occurred to him that words weren’t necessary. Instead, as he moved to walk by Shiloh and exit the bedroom, he placed his hand atop the younger man’s head. As he stepped away, he carefully combed his fingers through a few locks.
He didn’t look back; he didn’t need to. It was a tender goodbye—or, at least, as tender as could be expected of Alexei.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:20 pm
"Alright, I will..." Alexei was right, there were no further words needed between them. There fingers in his hair were plenty to reassure the young man that he was safe and that he need not fear his loneliness anymore. Atleast not for tonight.
After they parted Shiloh took Alexei's offer and changed from the robe he wore to the pajamas laid out for him and hung the robe on the back of a chair in the room. It was fine there for the night, anyway, and he then climbed into bed.
Everything seemed far too perfect and comfortable, like he was meant to be here at this very moment. Even the lingering warmth of the bed sheets remained, engulfing the young man lovingly between them.
Sleep did not come easy, however, even as he closed his eyes and listened to the running water from the shower not too far away. He said he'd wait for Alexei, and he would... Mainly because a large part of him craved to be in his arms once more before he slept, craving that warmth that was so uniquely Alexei.
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