Now he does melt against Nate, albeit slowly. He doesn't want to be complicated and messy, but it means the world to him that Nate likes cheering him up and likes him for all of it. His arms slip around in return.
"You're the best at cheering me up. No one else even comes close." He takes a breath and lets it out before resting his cheek against Nate's shoulder. "I'm sorry that this riddle is so... prickly. You deserve to be recognized and I'll, I'll get over it."
It's going to take a couple of days, likely, a lot of mental reminders, but he'll get there. He tightens his hold around Nate.
"I love you. I love seeing you when you've something you're passionate about, and you're passionate about this." And him. Anders is lucky every single day that Nate is passionate about him.
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"You're the best at cheering me up. No one else even comes close." He takes a breath and lets it out before resting his cheek against Nate's shoulder. "I'm sorry that this riddle is so... prickly. You deserve to be recognized and I'll, I'll get over it."
It's going to take a couple of days, likely, a lot of mental reminders, but he'll get there. He tightens his hold around Nate.
"I love you. I love seeing you when you've something you're passionate about, and you're passionate about this." And him. Anders is lucky every single day that Nate is passionate about him.