[The sudden, tight embrace was easily reciprocated, arms slung tightly around the smaller boy's shoulders and squeezing as hard as he dared to. There was such an unexpected sense of relief following this decision that Aidan nearly forgot to breathe for a while there, heart hammering wildly against his ribs and perhaps this was what it was like to be engaged. It was sure more official than just living together, and in some ways they both needed this.
Perhaps things really would be easier for once. It sure felt like they finally ended up on the exact same page.
It was so natural to meet that kiss, like they shared a brain or had magnets in their heads or something like that. He parted his lips to deepen it, one hand sliding up to cup Helix's head, fingers raking through the short, pale fronds.]