King seemed – wary, almost. But Nick was harmless, as harmless as they came, and they were – friends, or they could have been. All they were doing was catching up.
Safe in this knowledge, Nick was still grinning when they appeared inside somewhere; King’s place, presumably. He only gave it the barest glance, because – maybe under pretence of being unsteady on his feet, maybe not – one hand came up to cover King’s, firm, to keep it on his side, stop him pulling away. Nick’s other hand slid slowly up his arm and settled on his shoulder.
King was still the same way he’d used to be, surely. Smile fading to something like seriousness, he leant in towards the other man’s mouth to test that theory.
Safe in this knowledge, Nick was still grinning when they appeared inside somewhere; King’s place, presumably. He only gave it the barest glance, because – maybe under pretence of being unsteady on his feet, maybe not – one hand came up to cover King’s, firm, to keep it on his side, stop him pulling away. Nick’s other hand slid slowly up his arm and settled on his shoulder.
King was still the same way he’d used to be, surely. Smile fading to something like seriousness, he leant in towards the other man’s mouth to test that theory.
