He wants, so very badly, to believe that. He's wanted to since things started getting tense again, when it felt like doors were being shut without his consent, without so much of a head's up.
Maybe he lets go, at the end of it, because it's coming from Riley. The two of them have always had a unique sort of understanding that neither of them could find with any of the others. Maybe it's because, in spite of everything, Aidan is so far up there for Hikaru that there are many things he wouldn't dare to bother the man with, but Riley is not nearly as distant to him. But the depth of the love he feels for the both of them is the same.
There are no words for the entire stretch of time that it takes Hikaru to finish his cigarette. The tension's bleeding out of him, leaving nothing behind but heavier, sadder, more hurtful things.
"Can you help me with all of this?"
It's a soft request, full of all of the vulnerability that he's finally willing to show the other King. This is a step towards understanding what he's been told, and coming back around to the people who care about him.
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Maybe he lets go, at the end of it, because it's coming from Riley. The two of them have always had a unique sort of understanding that neither of them could find with any of the others. Maybe it's because, in spite of everything, Aidan is so far up there for Hikaru that there are many things he wouldn't dare to bother the man with, but Riley is not nearly as distant to him. But the depth of the love he feels for the both of them is the same.
There are no words for the entire stretch of time that it takes Hikaru to finish his cigarette. The tension's bleeding out of him, leaving nothing behind but heavier, sadder, more hurtful things.
"Can you help me with all of this?"
It's a soft request, full of all of the vulnerability that he's finally willing to show the other King. This is a step towards understanding what he's been told, and coming back around to the people who care about him.