Ronan expected some of those things. Maybe all of them. He was selfish; he'd focused on his own pain when his father died. Selfishly, he left Adam behind, and Adam had suffered for it. And he was stupid, didn't know much about love other than what he grappled with.

He hadn't asked Adam because it seemed so impossible.

He should have asked Adam. A long time ago.

Because before he knew what was happening, they were kissing again, and he hadn't been the one who initiated it. Ronan's hand pressed onto Adam's thigh as he leaned in, returning the kiss and feeling absolutely winded that it was even happening at all.