[ In the silence, Kazu wonders if he shouldn't have said that. If that confirmation somehow made it all harder for Val to deal with rather than being a comfort. He really can't tell -- and while they've had intimate conversations without mindshare before, of course, he's wishing for it again now. So he didn't have to fumble through what to say next.
Luckily for both of them, while he's overthinking things Val just goes for the old fashioned way to communicate without words. Kazu melts into it with relief, hand slipping back into Val's hair as his world narrows down to the kiss. The differences are there, but largely insignificant in the grand scheme of things. And he'll trade needing to pull back to breathe for knowing what Val tastes like. ]
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Luckily for both of them, while he's overthinking things Val just goes for the old fashioned way to communicate without words. Kazu melts into it with relief, hand slipping back into Val's hair as his world narrows down to the kiss. The differences are there, but largely insignificant in the grand scheme of things. And he'll trade needing to pull back to breathe for knowing what Val tastes like. ]