Laurent stood a little straighter then, his shoulders back as he met Damen's gaze.
Not so very long ago at all, Damen would have doubted Laurent's sincerity, would have assumed Laurent's allegiance to this boy would easily supersede whatever he might feel for Damen. But Laurent's words felt nothing short of a vow and all too clearly he could hear Laurent's voice from months ago in the back of his mind, a voice nearly begging Damen to trust him.
And so he would.
'I should still leave,' he decided, quieter once again as he glanced toward the other room. 'I don't believe my presence here is making anything easier for either of you.'
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Date: 2017-02-01 04:38 am (UTC)Not so very long ago at all, Damen would have doubted Laurent's sincerity, would have assumed Laurent's allegiance to this boy would easily supersede whatever he might feel for Damen. But Laurent's words felt nothing short of a vow and all too clearly he could hear Laurent's voice from months ago in the back of his mind, a voice nearly begging Damen to trust him.
And so he would.
'I should still leave,' he decided, quieter once again as he glanced toward the other room. 'I don't believe my presence here is making anything easier for either of you.'