So many things which Al didn't ever voice or even put in words gathered just beneath the surface of his mind.
There was the yesNowMore! and Severus' dark, deep stare, the striking beauty of it, the intensity of his sharp features and alongside that image, there was Love and Closer! and Better than dreams. Better than any dream Al ever had, such deep satisfaction of not wanting anything else in the world but what Al was already holding in his arms, in that one vivid moment of being incredibly, unbelievably, completely happy.