Amadeus had been made aware of it? But he did have Mab now, and Ariel if he accepted his apology. And Joseph. He wasn’t sure what he felt but he wanted to keep the Brujah to that. Even if there was nothing else. Fond of him, though, he’d remember those words. And everything else, as well. Everything he said made him feel a little bit different, made him just want to lay there with him forever. But he also needed to avoid being attached to someone again, too. Needed to stop clinging.
Who couldn’t help but melt under the weight of those words? Pulling the older man closer, Rhys brought their lips back together, trying to distract them both. From time, from problems, from the hurt it brought. It deepened even as it remained slow and gentle, avoiding the raw passion where their fangs were concerned. When he pulled away, he kept his eyes on his lips, just to keep it together. “We should shower soon.”