Communication
Communication
Corym chuckled again and kissed Milo’s cheek, pushing him back to lie on the couch, nestling his head on his chest.
“You know,” Milo spoke up, “We can also just… sleep like this, I still can’t feel my legs, you really cut my circulation.”
“Oh stars, I'm so sorry!" he giggled. "But nope.” Corym sat up and stood, pulling Milo to his feet along with him. He was certainly wobbling, but at least he could stand. “Gotta get your blood moving again.”
Milo groaned as Corym led him through simple stretches he performed before dancing, laughing together through the awkward effort on Milo’s part until they both settled in bed. Out of habit, Corym reached out to him, but Milo shied away from his touch.
“I ah… do you mind just… not? It’s nothing against you, I’m just a little overwhelmed, and well…”
“Is this about that thing you mentioned once? About not really liking touch?”
Milo bit his lip. “Like I said, it’s nothing against you, what happened earlier was really wonderful, I just… I- it’s hard to explain… I’m not sure I have the right words for it. I- when it's people I don't know, even a handshake feels invasive and uncomfortable. It's like I feel the ghost of the contact for too long afterwards. It's better, I guess, with friends and family, where I don't mind hugs and such on a good day. You're one of the only people I voluntarily reach out to and that I want to be entirely, fully comfortable with and well... I mean, guiding winds, nobody has ever even kissed me like that and I just- I mean I still kind of feel our contact from earlier, but in a nice way, and I really don't want you to think I disliked anything, I'm so sorry, I-"
Cory cut off his rambling that seemed to be making him spiral. “Hey, it’s okay, I had fun, Mi. You are… exceptionally enticing to me, but I’m proud of you for telling me to stop. It'll take the time it needs to take."
Milo broke into a smile, “Thank you," he whispered, hesitantly reaching out for Corym’s hand, barely grazing his fingers with his own, before curling up to fall asleep, soundly.
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