Maybe... but we're going to have to deal with it sometime, Sholmes.
[ He gives him a wry smile. ]
I'm glad it's you that I am going through this with, but. I know it's going to be hard. Facing everything.
[ He moves his hands to rest on Sholmes' cheeks, staring at him. There's deep fondness, but also that vulnerability that he only shows to Sholmes. Maybe he's shown some pain and sadness, but nothing so open to anyone but this man here. It's been seven years since he'd been so open to anyone. ]
But we both owe it to each other and to ourselves. We're wanting to be fully honest, right?
Edited (don't mind me rereading things and crying at my typos) 2021-11-14 15:14 (UTC)
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[ He gives him a wry smile. ]
I'm glad it's you that I am going through this with, but. I know it's going to be hard. Facing everything.
[ He moves his hands to rest on Sholmes' cheeks, staring at him. There's deep fondness, but also that vulnerability that he only shows to Sholmes. Maybe he's shown some pain and sadness, but nothing so open to anyone but this man here. It's been seven years since he'd been so open to anyone. ]
But we both owe it to each other and to ourselves. We're wanting to be fully honest, right?