[Bren let himself be led, following Essek as his mind raced. In the time since Essek had found him in the woods and taken him in, Bren had blossomed as a person, no longer jumping at his own shadow or looking like he was haunting himself, a ghost that somehow still drew breath. Now though, this was the closest he seemed to that night, lost in a forest of a different sort.
He sat down on the bench, startling out of his thoughts as Essek settled into his lap. Oh. Oh that was better actually.
Bren wound his arms around Essek's waist, holding onto him, though loosely somehow, in case the other man wished to move away. For another selfish moment he allowed himself to bask in the feeling of those gentle fingers in his hair, in how close Essek was, so much so that he could feel the soft breath that carried those words to him.]
I love you too. So much. That's why...
[That was why he had to tell him. Bren took a breath, steeling himself as best he could, and begam.]
I have not told you all that was done to me by Trent Ikithon. The worst of it, is how he changed me. He made me a monster. The things I have done... and what I am, that I cannot change...
[His breathing quickened, but he made himself continue.] Mate is a meaningful word for a werewolf, too.
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Date: 2023-06-27 02:48 am (UTC)He sat down on the bench, startling out of his thoughts as Essek settled into his lap. Oh. Oh that was better actually.
Bren wound his arms around Essek's waist, holding onto him, though loosely somehow, in case the other man wished to move away. For another selfish moment he allowed himself to bask in the feeling of those gentle fingers in his hair, in how close Essek was, so much so that he could feel the soft breath that carried those words to him.]
I love you too. So much. That's why...
[That was why he had to tell him. Bren took a breath, steeling himself as best he could, and begam.]
I have not told you all that was done to me by Trent Ikithon. The worst of it, is how he changed me. He made me a monster. The things I have done... and what I am, that I cannot change...
[His breathing quickened, but he made himself continue.] Mate is a meaningful word for a werewolf, too.