[ It's always quite something when Midnight catches his gaze like this. He's so often in motion, so often smiling, that Keita finds a shocking sort of intimacy in the experience of seeing Midnight still and focused—not least of all because the weight of that focus is all on him.
His given name, too. Not the little endearments that Midnight uses so freely, things that Keita has grown accustomed to hearing. This might be the first time Midnight has ever called him by name. He tilts his head just a little, and although there's some worry at the tone, Keita masks it under an expression of open curiosity—an ego-saving trick, Thaniel had called it once. ]
You do, yes. [ Open, and honest. Keita is many things, but he isn't a liar, least of all to Midnight. ] You, specifically, make me, specifically, very happy, and I'm quite all right with the ways in which you make me happy.
[ Sitting back just a little, not to pull away—his hand stays where it is, pressed to Midnight's back, warm and reassuring—but rather just to be able to look into Midnight's face properly, to see the full breadth of his expression and meet his gaze with an unhesitating one of Keita's own. ]
oh no what a reward for your enthusiasm.... i am glad you survived
His given name, too. Not the little endearments that Midnight uses so freely, things that Keita has grown accustomed to hearing. This might be the first time Midnight has ever called him by name. He tilts his head just a little, and although there's some worry at the tone, Keita masks it under an expression of open curiosity—an ego-saving trick, Thaniel had called it once. ]
You do, yes. [ Open, and honest. Keita is many things, but he isn't a liar, least of all to Midnight. ] You, specifically, make me, specifically, very happy, and I'm quite all right with the ways in which you make me happy.
[ Sitting back just a little, not to pull away—his hand stays where it is, pressed to Midnight's back, warm and reassuring—but rather just to be able to look into Midnight's face properly, to see the full breadth of his expression and meet his gaze with an unhesitating one of Keita's own. ]
Why do you ask? Have I made you doubt it?