[Arms squeeze around Abel's middle, struggling not to let those words hit him too hard. He's never juggled his emotions well. They tend to burn too hot, poorly managed, and he's unused to the bare act of vulnerability. It was difficult even around his family, proud and overwhelming as they were at times. Distant, unreachable at others. Cain sighs into the kiss, allowing his eyes to slip briefly closed.]
Crazy to think we could've gone our entire lives without meeting. Unless I got arrested, got blackmailed into Project Thebes... [His own face is warm, so he ducks his head. Words and proclamations like that don't come as easily to Cain as they sometimes seem to come to Abel.] Who knows where we might have ended up.
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[Arms squeeze around Abel's middle, struggling not to let those words hit him too hard. He's never juggled his emotions well. They tend to burn too hot, poorly managed, and he's unused to the bare act of vulnerability. It was difficult even around his family, proud and overwhelming as they were at times. Distant, unreachable at others. Cain sighs into the kiss, allowing his eyes to slip briefly closed.]
Crazy to think we could've gone our entire lives without meeting. Unless I got arrested, got blackmailed into Project Thebes... [His own face is warm, so he ducks his head. Words and proclamations like that don't come as easily to Cain as they sometimes seem to come to Abel.] Who knows where we might have ended up.