[He knows all of those things, too. He's heard them back home, sometimes here. He's said them himself, and not even that long ago. Excuses, logic, reasons for not even daring to consider it for more than a fleeting moment here and there because there's so many reasons they shouldn't.
But seeing Teddy look at him like this, hearing him speak, feeling their joined hands, so warm and perfectly molded together, like his hand belongs in Teddy's... he knows, he knows, they only need one single reason for why they should.
Because it feels right.
Because we're a team, in every way that we could be.
Because it's what we want.
And suddenly, that word isn't scary at all. He still doesn't trust his voice, and Teddy hasn't asked yet, technically, but he can't just wait any longer. So he nods, and he starts to mouth the word yes, over and over and over. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...
He understands it now, all of it. And he wants it too.
[Action, March 14th]
But seeing Teddy look at him like this, hearing him speak, feeling their joined hands, so warm and perfectly molded together, like his hand belongs in Teddy's... he knows, he knows, they only need one single reason for why they should.
Because it feels right.
Because we're a team, in every way that we could be.
Because it's what we want.
And suddenly, that word isn't scary at all. He still doesn't trust his voice, and Teddy hasn't asked yet, technically, but he can't just wait any longer. So he nods, and he starts to mouth the word yes, over and over and over. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...
He understands it now, all of it. And he wants it too.
Now and forever.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...]