On the one hand, Matt doesn't want to make anybody genuinely uncomfortable, even another magic user who is both older and bigger than him. But he can't deny the small flush of pleasure that thrills through him, the urge to tease out more reactions from Harry like snarls from a skein. It's only Harry's explanation that saves him. Matt sobers quickly, turning over the information in his mind.
Some similarities, some not-so-similarities. The thing that hurts his heart about his own facility for sharing is its evanescence. The communion between bodies fades like seafoam once the moment of contact is past, and what feels indelible becomes impossible to wholly recapture.
"I see," Matt murmurs. He longs to experience something etched in the mind, something that won't fade. But his own feelings don't particularly matter here, so he adds, "I understand. Eye contact might be a tough habit to break for me, but I'll do my best to avoid it."
And maybe someday--not today--he'll ask to compare notes.
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Is he blushing?
On the one hand, Matt doesn't want to make anybody genuinely uncomfortable, even another magic user who is both older and bigger than him. But he can't deny the small flush of pleasure that thrills through him, the urge to tease out more reactions from Harry like snarls from a skein. It's only Harry's explanation that saves him. Matt sobers quickly, turning over the information in his mind.
Some similarities, some not-so-similarities. The thing that hurts his heart about his own facility for sharing is its evanescence. The communion between bodies fades like seafoam once the moment of contact is past, and what feels indelible becomes impossible to wholly recapture.
"I see," Matt murmurs. He longs to experience something etched in the mind, something that won't fade. But his own feelings don't particularly matter here, so he adds, "I understand. Eye contact might be a tough habit to break for me, but I'll do my best to avoid it."
And maybe someday--not today--he'll ask to compare notes.