[This is something Caesar has literally never seen before, and it's something he wasn't angling towards, either, so it takes him completely by surprise. His fingers loosen in Joseph's hair as his smirk fades, to be replaced by a look of intense concentration. His attention's divided between the hand on his chest and the look in Joseph's eyes, but there's part of him, too--]
[Why are you so intent on not letting this happen?]
[The thing is, he always is, until he gets close, and Joseph says something or does something that makes him feel stupid and young and happy, and then it's like he's never made any decisions before in his life, has no self-control, is nothing at all but the connection between them and what they're capable of when they're together. Partners.]
[He sees, this time, and he leans up, just a little bit, experimental, just to see--]
[And then they're there, and he curses under his breath, and grabs Joseph by the hand, and runs.]
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[This is something Caesar has literally never seen before, and it's something he wasn't angling towards, either, so it takes him completely by surprise. His fingers loosen in Joseph's hair as his smirk fades, to be replaced by a look of intense concentration. His attention's divided between the hand on his chest and the look in Joseph's eyes, but there's part of him, too--]
[Why are you so intent on not letting this happen?]
[The thing is, he always is, until he gets close, and Joseph says something or does something that makes him feel stupid and young and happy, and then it's like he's never made any decisions before in his life, has no self-control, is nothing at all but the connection between them and what they're capable of when they're together. Partners.]
[He sees, this time, and he leans up, just a little bit, experimental, just to see--]
[And then they're there, and he curses under his breath, and grabs Joseph by the hand, and runs.]