Truth is, he'd never really allowed himself to feel the grief or the loss. Everything had happened so fast back then with Zoom and when he finally found out about Dante's murder...it was something he'd just pushed down and refused to deal with.
Paco nods a little, "He was," his voice is quiet because he knows if he speaks any louder it will break and he may have opened up a lot with Hartley, but weakness is still something he clings tightly to never showing. "I think he would've liked you."
That's about all of the speculation he can handle, though. He clears his throat and looks up at Hartley, "We should...sleep, busy day tomorrow." He leans up and presses his lips softly against Hartley's own.
Hartley returns the kiss sweetly. He feels good about today, that they've opened up to one another far more deeply than ever before, and their relationship is only stronger for it.
"Bedtime," he agrees, smiling. He plants one last kiss on the tip of Paco's nose, and then moves to disentangle himself.
Paco is feeling much the same way, despite everything he had unloaded on him, Hartley remains firmly at his side. And even though that voice of doubt in the back of his mind reminds him that it could still change, the weight of what he's admitted could hit at a later time and make him change his mind...Paco ignores it. Unlike his other-self, he doesn't cling so tightly to the doubts in his mind.
He's only seconds behind Hartley, following him to collapse on the bed with him, arms snaking around around him to tug him close. Tomorrow will be a long day, but he knows in the end, it will be worth it.
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Date: 2017-03-21 03:03 am (UTC)Paco nods a little, "He was," his voice is quiet because he knows if he speaks any louder it will break and he may have opened up a lot with Hartley, but weakness is still something he clings tightly to never showing. "I think he would've liked you."
That's about all of the speculation he can handle, though. He clears his throat and looks up at Hartley, "We should...sleep, busy day tomorrow." He leans up and presses his lips softly against Hartley's own.
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Date: 2017-03-21 03:31 am (UTC)"Bedtime," he agrees, smiling. He plants one last kiss on the tip of Paco's nose, and then moves to disentangle himself.
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Date: 2017-03-22 04:03 am (UTC)He's only seconds behind Hartley, following him to collapse on the bed with him, arms snaking around around him to tug him close. Tomorrow will be a long day, but he knows in the end, it will be worth it.