[ no matter how long they have been together, how intimate, it doesn't take away the fact that they belong with each other -- it doesn't make separation, however fleeting and temporary, any less bittersweet. to noctis, keith is the great love of his life, the one that makes his heart sing.
even his absence of a few days is enough to make noctis miss him. the kids, too -- but mostly noctis. he doesn't like the emptiness of their shared bed, and he'd taken to sleeping on keith's side of the bed in his absence because it smells like him, and noctis has always been a sap. things went on, of course; like they always do. they have their own duties and callings and noctis will never begrudge keith that, and he's happy to simply bide his time until his beloved returns to him.
and return to him he does, because he distantly feels the bed move, the weight of his husband on the luxury springs, the kiss, the gentle cooing, the feeling of his arms around him as noctis eagerly melts into them out of instinct. he's nuzzling into him, arms wrapped around him like he always does -- except he's sure he's still dreaming. ]
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even his absence of a few days is enough to make noctis miss him. the kids, too -- but mostly noctis. he doesn't like the emptiness of their shared bed, and he'd taken to sleeping on keith's side of the bed in his absence because it smells like him, and noctis has always been a sap. things went on, of course; like they always do. they have their own duties and callings and noctis will never begrudge keith that, and he's happy to simply bide his time until his beloved returns to him.
and return to him he does, because he distantly feels the bed move, the weight of his husband on the luxury springs, the kiss, the gentle cooing, the feeling of his arms around him as noctis eagerly melts into them out of instinct. he's nuzzling into him, arms wrapped around him like he always does -- except he's sure he's still dreaming. ]
Mmm. Don't wanna wake... you're here.