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Richard Campbell Gansey III ([personal profile] sphecophobic) wrote in [community profile] marlowemuses 2021-05-14 09:23 am (UTC)

Honestly, the reassurance is what keeps him together, makes it so that he can breathe through the moment. That knowledge he hadn't done anything wrong, hasn't hurt Declan when all he wanted was anything but. The almost-teasing way that he tells him not to put his shirt back on at least allows him a thin sort of smile, a tilt of his head as he watches how Declan slides into the chair, glass in hand.

It still takes Gansey a minute to come up with the words, because the answer is yes. But it gives him a moment to slide into the chair by his desk.

"It would have meant something different, if I'd been talking about courting you," he says softly. Looking over at Declan, the words honest, but this is harder to talk about. It leaves him feeling far more exposed than just not having his shirt on, flushes his face with warmth.

"And I didn't think you wanted that. But- Yes. I've thought about it," he answers, his voice as even as he can make it. The way he speaks is quiet, but Monmouth is still and empty and it carries easily in the space between them. He doesn't quite know what to say after that, so he just lets his eyes fall to his hands, teeth pressing into his bottom lip.

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