[ Whether out of shame, embarrassment, or simply a mutual, silent agreement to not rock the boat, they haven't spoken about it. They haven't let it change anything about their habits, either – they've still fallen asleep cuddled up in one another's beds every night after whispering a question into the darkness. Haruaki's tried to put it out of his mind, but...
He feels it every time Akira wraps his arms around him. The dull pressure of a scalpel slicing through his skin, a firm hand wriggling between his ribs to wrap right around his heart. His own blood in his mouth, pushed there by Akira's tongue.
That first touch of their lips together, the last thing he felt before it all went pleasantly numb.
Not talking about it isn't in Haruaki's nature. He can keep secrets, and he can avoid topics until someone is ready to bring them up, but... this is a big deal for him. A massive one.
And he doesn't think Akira knows.
He's not sure if those feelings they both expressed were just a byproduct of the room or not. He's not sure of much of anything, lately, but one thing he's sure of is– ]
Akira-kun. [ It's quiet, but firm. Serious. Haruaki lingers at the edge of the kitchen as they clean up after dinner. ] About the labyrinth...
> mid-september
He feels it every time Akira wraps his arms around him. The dull pressure of a scalpel slicing through his skin, a firm hand wriggling between his ribs to wrap right around his heart. His own blood in his mouth, pushed there by Akira's tongue.
That first touch of their lips together, the last thing he felt before it all went pleasantly numb.
Not talking about it isn't in Haruaki's nature. He can keep secrets, and he can avoid topics until someone is ready to bring them up, but... this is a big deal for him. A massive one.
And he doesn't think Akira knows.
He's not sure if those feelings they both expressed were just a byproduct of the room or not. He's not sure of much of anything, lately, but one thing he's sure of is– ]
Akira-kun. [ It's quiet, but firm. Serious. Haruaki lingers at the edge of the kitchen as they clean up after dinner. ] About the labyrinth...
[ And then, immediately: ]
I'm not upset. I just want to talk about it.