[ no, it isn't as though they haven't discussed it -- graves knows that he's fallen in love with him, hopelessly, completely; and the thought of it is strange and terrifying. the idea that he would love a young man half his age, that someday he will find someone like him, someone younger, who the hell knows? for the longest time graves had been half-in and half-out of the relationship for purely self-preservation reasons.
but then things changed, and he doesn't remember when he'd decided to be in this wholly, for better or worse.
he still doesn't regret it, he realizes, when he looks into those lovely eyes and he watches them soften. credence is assertive and graves learns that this is what he appreciates in a partner; one who can hold his own against him. graves has a very strong, overpowering nature, dominant and nearly single-minded, but somehow credence has found a way to be a counterbalance without compromising himself.
he seeks him out, wanting to draw him into a kiss, but credence eludes him and perhaps it's punishment of a sort, because he knows credence is not above that -- and he closes his eyes briefly, enjoying the sweet soft kisses. ]
That can be arranged. [ his hand comes to curve around the back of his neck, cradling him warmly. ] Do you like me a little more right now?
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but then things changed, and he doesn't remember when he'd decided to be in this wholly, for better or worse.
he still doesn't regret it, he realizes, when he looks into those lovely eyes and he watches them soften. credence is assertive and graves learns that this is what he appreciates in a partner; one who can hold his own against him. graves has a very strong, overpowering nature, dominant and nearly single-minded, but somehow credence has found a way to be a counterbalance without compromising himself.
he seeks him out, wanting to draw him into a kiss, but credence eludes him and perhaps it's punishment of a sort, because he knows credence is not above that -- and he closes his eyes briefly, enjoying the sweet soft kisses. ]
That can be arranged. [ his hand comes to curve around the back of his neck, cradling him warmly. ] Do you like me a little more right now?