Jude shook his head, but he didn’t know how to argue that, except by saying it’s easy. It’s nothing. It’s no work and no sacrifice if it’s you.
But then – Kieran was saying the same thing, wasn’t he? They did the same thing for each other, over and over again, in whatever ways they could. Jude had to fall to a stop at that, just to process the thought. Did that mean he might feel the same way too?
He caught Kieran by the arm and turned to face him better, trying to actually meet his gaze. Because he – he couldn’t just let that sentence go tonight. On top of the election and everything else, he was tired, and he needed to understand. And he wanted to believe it, to take it on faith alone – but just once, it would be nice to have some certainty.
Still, the words came out frayed with tentativeness, because something about Kieran’s – confession and this conversation felt exceptionally fragile, and he didn’t want to be the one to break it. But he might not be able to ask it tomorrow.
And Kieran said he would do anything. “And if I ask you why,” Jude said slowly; if that was all he asked of him, “will you tell me?”
Please, he could almost have begged, although he thought – hoped – he knew.
But then – Kieran was saying the same thing, wasn’t he? They did the same thing for each other, over and over again, in whatever ways they could. Jude had to fall to a stop at that, just to process the thought. Did that mean he might feel the same way too?
He caught Kieran by the arm and turned to face him better, trying to actually meet his gaze. Because he – he couldn’t just let that sentence go tonight. On top of the election and everything else, he was tired, and he needed to understand. And he wanted to believe it, to take it on faith alone – but just once, it would be nice to have some certainty.
Still, the words came out frayed with tentativeness, because something about Kieran’s – confession and this conversation felt exceptionally fragile, and he didn’t want to be the one to break it. But he might not be able to ask it tomorrow.
And Kieran said he would do anything. “And if I ask you why,” Jude said slowly; if that was all he asked of him, “will you tell me?”
Please, he could almost have begged, although he thought – hoped – he knew.
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