[he hears the apology that comes through in those words, and all stahn can do for a moment his let out a small laugh right into leon's neck.
stahn isn't going to let go; his hands are still pressed warmly to leon's skin. but he will pull back just enough so that he can look at leon directly. his gaze has softened to that more gentle warmth that he usually has; even if everything else about him is a totally disheveled mess. he's still a bit breathless, his cheeks are still flushed, lips raw and his hair is a total disaster...
but his smile is warm assuring, and all he does is give a simple shake of his head.]
It was a long mission... I should have thought about that too. [he'd been so enthralled with how things were going that he pushed it from his mind, even though all the while he should have been more considerate of leon's well-being.] I don't want you to push yourself.
[this time, it's stahn who leans forward, shifting his position so that he can just hug leon and rest his chin on leon's shoulder. he's coming down now from that haze, and even though that desire is not gone, he can put it to the side. there's a lot they need to acknowledge before taking that step anyway—so rushing into it tonight out of some desperate desire for affection wouldn't have been their wisest move anyway. stahn heaves out a quiet breath, and while it's not outright disappointment, it's... vaguely uncomfortable.
funny, how forcing yourself down from that kind of excitement has that effect.
but he's not letting it get the better of him.]
I'm happy you're home... I'm just happy for you to be back. [that much is the truth and an undoubted reason for why stahn took to that fiery approach so easily. but now that they're speaking again and settling just slightly more into something familiar, it makes stahn want to do little more than pick leon up and carry him to the bed so they can just lay there together and be absorbed in the other's presence.] Everything else can wait.
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stahn isn't going to let go; his hands are still pressed warmly to leon's skin. but he will pull back just enough so that he can look at leon directly. his gaze has softened to that more gentle warmth that he usually has; even if everything else about him is a totally disheveled mess. he's still a bit breathless, his cheeks are still flushed, lips raw and his hair is a total disaster...
but his smile is warm assuring, and all he does is give a simple shake of his head.]
It was a long mission... I should have thought about that too. [he'd been so enthralled with how things were going that he pushed it from his mind, even though all the while he should have been more considerate of leon's well-being.] I don't want you to push yourself.
[this time, it's stahn who leans forward, shifting his position so that he can just hug leon and rest his chin on leon's shoulder. he's coming down now from that haze, and even though that desire is not gone, he can put it to the side. there's a lot they need to acknowledge before taking that step anyway—so rushing into it tonight out of some desperate desire for affection wouldn't have been their wisest move anyway. stahn heaves out a quiet breath, and while it's not outright disappointment, it's... vaguely uncomfortable.
funny, how forcing yourself down from that kind of excitement has that effect.
but he's not letting it get the better of him.]
I'm happy you're home... I'm just happy for you to be back. [that much is the truth and an undoubted reason for why stahn took to that fiery approach so easily. but now that they're speaking again and settling just slightly more into something familiar, it makes stahn want to do little more than pick leon up and carry him to the bed so they can just lay there together and be absorbed in the other's presence.] Everything else can wait.