[He leans up a bit, into that kiss. He briefly wonders if he would be nearly so impulsive at any other point in his life. Easily influenced or not, what was this willingness to do such blunt things? For Marco's sake? Or...
Did it matter? Maybe he was just being himself. Underneath it all...]
No regrets. [He eyes Marco searchingly. Right, he couldn't help Ace like that. And if he was worried... Japan could understand. He didn't want to suggest bringing it up to Ace bluntly. He didn't know what to suggest. He knew what he wanted, and maybe that was selfish...]
Of course. [He'd look after Ace with Marco. Of course he would. They were all nakama. He had learned that he could experience that word... And more? Was this more? The hotness on his face had spread to the rest of his body. He was incredibly nervous, yet a bit... excited? This new sort of feeling was strange but not unwelcomed. Surely it wasn't wrong to be so curious...
He didn't know how Ace felt. He didn't want to guess, and he didn't want to force it one way or the other but... He really couldn't help it. He was never good at resisting temptation, after all. And with Marco saying it before so clearly...?
He moved his hands to the sides of Marco's face, now, going for a deeper kiss. No regrets... This was the sort of thing he had been striving to feel. He shouldn't... be ashamed, then, right?]
August 2nd; action
Did it matter? Maybe he was just being himself. Underneath it all...]
No regrets. [He eyes Marco searchingly. Right, he couldn't help Ace like that. And if he was worried... Japan could understand. He didn't want to suggest bringing it up to Ace bluntly. He didn't know what to suggest. He knew what he wanted, and maybe that was selfish...]
Of course. [He'd look after Ace with Marco. Of course he would. They were all nakama. He had learned that he could experience that word... And more? Was this more? The hotness on his face had spread to the rest of his body. He was incredibly nervous, yet a bit... excited? This new sort of feeling was strange but not unwelcomed. Surely it wasn't wrong to be so curious...
He didn't know how Ace felt. He didn't want to guess, and he didn't want to force it one way or the other but... He really couldn't help it. He was never good at resisting temptation, after all. And with Marco saying it before so clearly...?
He moved his hands to the sides of Marco's face, now, going for a deeper kiss. No regrets... This was the sort of thing he had been striving to feel. He shouldn't... be ashamed, then, right?]