[The safety of Ronan's arms around him was something he thought he'd never get to know. Now that he was experiencing it, he never wanted to let go. Ronan cared about him--more than that. He didn't have to say it out loud for Kavinsky to be able to pick up on it, and it felt a little like cheating, but hadn't he always been a thief?
He also felt warm, proud, pleased. He'd done right by Ronan, helped not only him but his family. He knew Ronan's brothers meant a lot to him, even if their relationship was difficult sometimes. Not saving them would have been like not saving Ronan; Kavinsky could have never not acted.]
I just want to be with you. Being part of a forest isn't so bad when you're around.
[He sniffled, then added-]
You saved me. I was somewhere else before this and it was-
[How did he describe what it'd been like?]
-it wasn't bad but it was lonely.
[And he just wanted to be with Ronan, wherever he was. Kavinsky'd never dealt with loneliness very well. He was afraid of being alone more than almost anything else. He just wanted to be cared about, to be loved.]
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He also felt warm, proud, pleased. He'd done right by Ronan, helped not only him but his family. He knew Ronan's brothers meant a lot to him, even if their relationship was difficult sometimes. Not saving them would have been like not saving Ronan; Kavinsky could have never not acted.]
I just want to be with you. Being part of a forest isn't so bad when you're around.
[He sniffled, then added-]
You saved me. I was somewhere else before this and it was-
[How did he describe what it'd been like?]
-it wasn't bad but it was lonely.
[And he just wanted to be with Ronan, wherever he was. Kavinsky'd never dealt with loneliness very well. He was afraid of being alone more than almost anything else. He just wanted to be cared about, to be loved.]