[it admittedly takes Sora a little bit to process Riku's reply. he's so used to thinking that the relationship chain ends at the best friend level, but... of course there's something beyond that. he'd even thought about it himself earlier, however fleeting the notion had been as he damn near screamed Riku's name in ecstasy no more than a handful of minutes ago. he quickly considers everything again. pats on the back and hugs are to friendship as kisses and sex are to...
it's almost like the cogs in his head can be seen slowly turning as he opens his mouth to speak again, his tone thoughtful and surprisingly careful.]
We could be—[and here, he briefly stops again, because even if the concept itself is wholly new to the both of them, what else could Riku be implying other than]—boyfriends?
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[it admittedly takes Sora a little bit to process Riku's reply. he's so used to thinking that the relationship chain ends at the best friend level, but... of course there's something beyond that. he'd even thought about it himself earlier, however fleeting the notion had been as he damn near screamed Riku's name in ecstasy no more than a handful of minutes ago. he quickly considers everything again. pats on the back and hugs are to friendship as kisses and sex are to...
it's almost like the cogs in his head can be seen slowly turning as he opens his mouth to speak again, his tone thoughtful and surprisingly careful.]
We could be—[and here, he briefly stops again, because even if the concept itself is wholly new to the both of them, what else could Riku be implying other than]—boyfriends?
[HE SAID IT. STOP THE PRESSES, HE SAID IT!!]