[A quiet and stumbling moment, indeed. But Ardyn cannot say what he needs to, not when ensconced in a moment of dramatics, or excitement, or emotions reaching an all-time high. It is too easy to find an escape route when there are distractions to cling to and deflect with.
The quiet lets him think. Forces in eloquent words off his tongue, because he has no choice. It is just him, X’rhun, and trying to put words to the memories between them.]
I— [The sentence sticks, but his stubbornness pushes it through.]
What I feel for you is deep and invasive and always present. It distracts me, all throughout the day, to the point where I might call it madness and not be too far off the mark.
But it frees me, too, all the same. Makes me feel like I might be a different man, some days. Do you know how impossible that should be?
[Gods, where is he going with this?]
What I am trying to say is that I think I have been in love with you for a while. Perhaps you already knew that much, but I need to say it before I lose all semblance of courage.
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The quiet lets him think. Forces in eloquent words off his tongue, because he has no choice. It is just him, X’rhun, and trying to put words to the memories between them.]
I— [The sentence sticks, but his stubbornness pushes it through.]
What I feel for you is deep and invasive and always present. It distracts me, all throughout the day, to the point where I might call it madness and not be too far off the mark.
But it frees me, too, all the same. Makes me feel like I might be a different man, some days. Do you know how impossible that should be?
[Gods, where is he going with this?]
What I am trying to say is that I think I have been in love with you for a while. Perhaps you already knew that much, but I need to say it before I lose all semblance of courage.