Gansey just happens to think that Declan is worth the attempt. Friends like Ronan and Adam have also trained him into seeing the difference between refusal and a misstep. Or maybe just understanding that he'll try until there's no room for it. Gansey can be a little pushy when faced with something he wants.
He doesn't come too close, lingers at the edge of what seems like it might be more than he's allowed. He meets his eyes, which are still sharp, but not in the same way as they'd been before. But it's still nice.
"Safe as life," he offers in counterpoint. Both because the words are almost reflex, and because they've always been true. For a moment his eyes seem older and the curve of his lips is bittersweet more than seductive. But then he blinks and it's that same easy warmth again, a slight tilt of his head as he watches Declan.
"You haven't told me that you don't want to, Declan," he points out gently. "Just that you're risky." Which is a very important distinction as far as he's concerned. Everything is risky. It's what the shape of it is, how bad the consequences are, and for whom, that make it a bad decision. Consent, desire, those are the pieces he cares about. "I don't mind a little risk. And, I'm not asking you for a test run." He doesn't want someone here hold his hand.
Gansey smiles then, bright and charming, and there's desire in his hazel eyes as he watches Declan, like he wants him to see it. He doesn't want to push too far, but he does want a real answer.
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He doesn't come too close, lingers at the edge of what seems like it might be more than he's allowed. He meets his eyes, which are still sharp, but not in the same way as they'd been before. But it's still nice.
"Safe as life," he offers in counterpoint. Both because the words are almost reflex, and because they've always been true. For a moment his eyes seem older and the curve of his lips is bittersweet more than seductive. But then he blinks and it's that same easy warmth again, a slight tilt of his head as he watches Declan.
"You haven't told me that you don't want to, Declan," he points out gently. "Just that you're risky." Which is a very important distinction as far as he's concerned. Everything is risky. It's what the shape of it is, how bad the consequences are, and for whom, that make it a bad decision. Consent, desire, those are the pieces he cares about. "I don't mind a little risk. And, I'm not asking you for a test run." He doesn't want someone here hold his hand.
Gansey smiles then, bright and charming, and there's desire in his hazel eyes as he watches Declan, like he wants him to see it. He doesn't want to push too far, but he does want a real answer.