"I want you," Adam confirmed, accent still thick, but no longer so thick that he was choking on it.
He kept hold of Alec's hand, but his head stayed down and his eyes stayed averted. His breath hitched twice, unsteady, and then he regained control of himself and shuttered the vulnerability behind his usual facade of practicality.
Tugging lightly at Alec's hand, Adam led him back out of the room and down the stairs. "We should get to class." His accent lingered on, brought to the forefront by Adam's vulnerability and defensiveness.
As they emerged from the building, Adam paused on the front steps and turned to Alec, leaning in to give him a quick kiss on the lips in full view of the entire university.
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He kept hold of Alec's hand, but his head stayed down and his eyes stayed averted. His breath hitched twice, unsteady, and then he regained control of himself and shuttered the vulnerability behind his usual facade of practicality.
Tugging lightly at Alec's hand, Adam led him back out of the room and down the stairs. "We should get to class." His accent lingered on, brought to the forefront by Adam's vulnerability and defensiveness.
As they emerged from the building, Adam paused on the front steps and turned to Alec, leaning in to give him a quick kiss on the lips in full view of the entire university.