S A M U E L
There was a smile and Remi's hand curling around his own and in the moment Sam felt perfectly right, that it had all been corrected for just a second. He had to resist the temptation to pull Remi's hand up and kiss it, to hold it to his face.
"Ask you...again...?" He repeated, a confused frown appearing as he tried to work out what question Remi was referring to. But as the realisation came to him his mouth became an 'o' as his heart flipped. Sam took Remi's hand and raised it to his chest, held it there and with a boldness he could not have imagined in himself mere months ago, reached to lift up his chin.
"Remi, can I kiss you?" His voice was cautious yet hopeful, quiet in the large hall of the temple.
I AM THE OCEAN CLAWING AT YOUR MOON
