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"Long to be together," that kind of-- Most people wouldn't say something like that so easily.
[Ritsuka mutters this, hiding his blush in the curve of Soubi's shoulder. It has been a while since Soubi would say, "I love you," over and over, but even though the words are different, the feeling is almost the same. But deep, deep in Ritsuka's heart, flickering barely across his consciousness, is the fear that eventually he will be the only one longing for others.
The fact that Soubi is here, the fact that he came to Ritsuka's side so readily... Ritsuka is too overwhelmed by the reassurance that he hasn't been forgotten that he can't find the words to express himself.]