“Yeah, really,” he kisses the highest arc of her cheek, then presses his forehead to hers so he can see her with his next admission. “I’ve loved you for so long, I don’t think I remember what it was like to not love you…”

He laughs softly at the memory, “God, I remember that. I felt so bad afterwards…” he shakes his head a bit, “So… we have both been in the same position… and too scared to change it… for literal decades…” he snorts softly, “god, we’re idiots, huh?”