[Yes, there it is again. That gravity he has, the one that Henry has slowly become so, so malleable against. Moments like these verify what he already inherently knows: he’s the one caught in Alec’s orbit, not the other way around. If this man is his anchor, then he goes where he goes — to a completely different world if he has to. That’s an easy, easy decision. The easiest he’s ever had to make.
His world isn’t his home anymore, after all. Maybe it never was.
Alec smiles at him, so faintly, and Henry wants to reach out and touch him. He is self-aware enough to resist that urge, but it makes him feel restless in his seat, just sitting here, looking at him.]
...Good. Then it’s settled. The last thing I would ever be is disappointed. I know I won’t regret it.
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His world isn’t his home anymore, after all. Maybe it never was.
Alec smiles at him, so faintly, and Henry wants to reach out and touch him. He is self-aware enough to resist that urge, but it makes him feel restless in his seat, just sitting here, looking at him.]
...Good. Then it’s settled. The last thing I would ever be is disappointed. I know I won’t regret it.