[If he's honest - which he rarely will be - love and intimacy are a little beyond Sylvain's grasp, too. He knows what they look like, how to fake it. He allows himself to indulge in real, genuine intimacy from time to time with people he cares for, and love...
Well, he doesn't think he deserves it, but that's a separate issue entirely.
One that doesn't matter when Byleth seems to be growing warmer and more solid by the moment. It's oddly calming, to feel his hipbones pressing into his - slotting together nicely from their simple height difference - and to feel his hands running over his back. It's proof positive that what little he's able to do is actually helping, that Byleth is being brought back little by little.
He almost wishes it wasn't so effective, so he could hold him like this a little longer.]
Heh... maybe I do.
[He's honestly expecting a rejection - and he'd deserve one, too.
But Byleth's hands are sliding under his shirt instead, and that's so unexpected it sends a shiver through him from the point of contact.
His reactions are honest, even if he finds it difficult for his words to be.]
But if not... I'm sure you can guess, right, Professor?
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Well, he doesn't think he deserves it, but that's a separate issue entirely.
One that doesn't matter when Byleth seems to be growing warmer and more solid by the moment. It's oddly calming, to feel his hipbones pressing into his - slotting together nicely from their simple height difference - and to feel his hands running over his back. It's proof positive that what little he's able to do is actually helping, that Byleth is being brought back little by little.
He almost wishes it wasn't so effective, so he could hold him like this a little longer.]
Heh... maybe I do.
[He's honestly expecting a rejection - and he'd deserve one, too.
But Byleth's hands are sliding under his shirt instead, and that's so unexpected it sends a shiver through him from the point of contact.
His reactions are honest, even if he finds it difficult for his words to be.]
But if not... I'm sure you can guess, right, Professor?