And deny me my presents? [There's a playful smirk there but it's at least partially for show. Still there's a vulnerability in his gaze that he's rarely seen hints of before, the genuine damaged parts of Nyx that he tries so hard to keep compartmentalized. That same haunted look when he'd spoken of His Majesty when he'd first arrived. Present but pleading not to have to say anything more.
Squall tries to give him only one more kiss, tries to put a little distance between them, expecting to need to get up. And Nyx follows after him, rotating on the couch to put his weight on his good knee, swiftly straddling the brunet. His hands come up to cradle Squall's face, fingers tracing lightly over his cheeks and temples and up into his hair.]
Keep me here. [He finally murmurs, catching those steely eyes once more. It's not a physical request and they both know it. Talking about it, about them, about his people... it hurts and it makes it that much harder not to fall into the trap of his own mind. But Squall's touches, the warmth of him, the spark of magic against his own. All subtle grounding things that can keep him here, in the moment, in the present.
Keep him from becoming a slave to the past as well.]
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Squall tries to give him only one more kiss, tries to put a little distance between them, expecting to need to get up. And Nyx follows after him, rotating on the couch to put his weight on his good knee, swiftly straddling the brunet. His hands come up to cradle Squall's face, fingers tracing lightly over his cheeks and temples and up into his hair.]
Keep me here. [He finally murmurs, catching those steely eyes once more. It's not a physical request and they both know it. Talking about it, about them, about his people... it hurts and it makes it that much harder not to fall into the trap of his own mind. But Squall's touches, the warmth of him, the spark of magic against his own. All subtle grounding things that can keep him here, in the moment, in the present.
Keep him from becoming a slave to the past as well.]