[It's an easy flirtation, stealing the opening to try and lighten the tension -- at least for himself. Kavinsky seems pretty okay about the whole thing, which is actually reassuring. If he was as uncertain as Ronan, it'd probably just have exacerbated his uncertainty about asking in the first place. But he knows him well enough by now to know that smooth answers aren't always the truth.
And then Kavinsky says u could have an entire room if u wanted, and Ronan has to take a moment to catch his breath, gnawing teeth into his leather bands, just for the tactile feeling of it. Something to vent the feelings in his chest when Kavinsky wasn't actually here with him to take it. And the answer feels easy even if he struggles to wrap himself around it; easier than it should be.]
are you asking me to move in josey?
[He really was the best thief in Henrietta.
And maybe his text sounded a bit eager, but he was trying to make sure the question didn't have edges. He knew that sometimes Kavinsky backed off when Ronan flinched. So he didn't want it to sound like he was flinching. He doesn't really know how to say I still want to be in your bed when just the idea of all this nearly overwhelms him, but he thinks that the other boy knows anyway. Maybe it would be nice if the easier of Ronan's sullen storms meant retreating across the hallway, and not to the Barns.]
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[It's an easy flirtation, stealing the opening to try and lighten the tension -- at least for himself. Kavinsky seems pretty okay about the whole thing, which is actually reassuring. If he was as uncertain as Ronan, it'd probably just have exacerbated his uncertainty about asking in the first place. But he knows him well enough by now to know that smooth answers aren't always the truth.
And then Kavinsky says u could have an entire room if u wanted, and Ronan has to take a moment to catch his breath, gnawing teeth into his leather bands, just for the tactile feeling of it. Something to vent the feelings in his chest when Kavinsky wasn't actually here with him to take it. And the answer feels easy even if he struggles to wrap himself around it; easier than it should be.]
are you asking me to move in josey?
[He really was the best thief in Henrietta.
And maybe his text sounded a bit eager, but he was trying to make sure the question didn't have edges. He knew that sometimes Kavinsky backed off when Ronan flinched. So he didn't want it to sound like he was flinching. He doesn't really know how to say I still want to be in your bed when just the idea of all this nearly overwhelms him, but he thinks that the other boy knows anyway. Maybe it would be nice if the easier of Ronan's sullen storms meant retreating across the hallway, and not to the Barns.]