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❝ is that right? then maybe i haven’t lost it after all, ❞ he says with a grin. he’s teasing, but klaus’s words actually do bring him comfort. it would really hurt him if he felt like he had actually lost these parts of himself. it feels good to get back into it. with a chuckle, he nods his head. ❝ you know, you’re probably not wrong. gracie hasn’t found a single thing she isn’t good at yet. and she won’t let you forget it, ❞ he jokes. ❝ you’re right. gracie does deserve another cheerleader, and you just might be the best man for the job. okay, it’s settled. gracie is cooking us a feast. now how’s that sound? ❞ he asks with a charming grin. he chuckles, feeling ecstatic to know that klaus wants to meet his brother so much, despite not knowing a whole lot about him. ❝ really, you do? i can’t see why we shouldn’t make it happen then. we’ll figure something out. i’ll get in contact with him soon, okay? i’m looking forward to telling him about you. ❞ it’s been a while since he’s been able to do that. ❝ i’m sure you will get along well. you’re both good with people, ❞ he insists. with a scoff, he shakes his head. ❝ no, no. a naive dream, maybe, but no —- it’s not for me. i’m content with where i am. i don’t need power. i jut need to be able to help on the ground, in whatever way i can. ❞ raising a brow, he grins back at him. ❝ i’ve become a bit laid back, i’d say, but —- i still know how to spruce up when needed. ❞ like now, he’s dressed for a special occasion, his first date since his husband died. it’s a big night for him, but he’s enjoying it. he shakes is head. ❝ no, not me. i’m a man who needs conversation. gets me through the day. and with you? i can’t imagine having a better time. i wouldn’t have done well with you quiet for that long, ❞ he admits. his hand rubs over his arm to reassure him even more. ❝ if you need that reminder, let me know. she seems important to you. i don’t want you to feel like you have to give that up, ❞ he insists. his chest warms as klaus insists he should meet her. ❝ you’d like that, really? have you ever introduced anyone to her before? ❞
❝ well, i don’t know what you were like before, but yeah, if you asked me, i would say you haven’t lost it! not at all, ❞ he grins. the only aaron that klaus knows is the one he has now, but it’s the one that he adores as much as he does. he can’t get enough of him. ❝ hey, maybe there’s just NOTHING she’s not good at! she seems like one of those kids. not that there’s anything WRONG with that! seems like she’s RIGHT, ❞ he shrugs. he admires gracie. he likes her a lot, and he knows that getting along with her is something that means EVERYTHING in this. eyes widen with EXCITEMENT at the words he speaks, deep breath drawn in and a smile brightening up his lips. any plans they make is something that brings him such honest JOY. ❝ that sounds… PERFECT! ❞ he agrees. ❝ you think she’ll be excited about it too? ❞ klaus is fairly certain that she will be. his head nods quickly. ❝ yeah, he sounds like someone i’d get along with! but i think i’d get along with anyone you get along with, ❞ he admits with a shrug. ❝ you seem like you’re a pretty good judge of character, so if you like someone, then they’re probably someone who i can like! ❞ it’s exciting to him that there’s someone who WANTS to tell someone they love about klaus for a reason that’s beyond the norm for him. it makes all of this just feel even more REAL. they’re discussing bringing their FAMILIES into this. shoulders shrug at his response. ❝ okay! then maybe when gracie becomes president, you could HELP her. you’d be good at THAT! and then you’d still have a chance to help on the ground like you want to and EVERYBODY wins! ❞ eyes trail down from aaron’s face to look at what he’s wearing, head tilting as he examines it and raising his brows. ❝ yeah, you do! and you look GREAT doing it, ❞ he insists with a firm nod. klaus will always encourage him being more adventurous with what he wears since he grew up not having that. his smile brightens again when aaron claims he couldn’t have gone that long without klaus talking. it feels incredible that there’s someone out there who will actually listen to every word he says and ENJOY it. ❝ okay, well, lucky for YOU, i don’t plan on breaking my jaw again soon, so you get to hear me talk ALL i want ----- or all you want. or all either of us wants, ❞ he shrugs. ❝ and you get to do the same with me, okay? i like hearing you talk! i like what you have to say and i like your voice. ❞ everything about aaron seems like something he can just completely ADORE. a hand moves to rest lightly against the man’s shirt as his arm is touched, eyes locked with his and nodding slowly. ❝ yeah, well, you’ve already made me feel like i don’t have to, so if you don’t want that, you’re doing a good job! ❞ he’s encouraging. he says what klaus needs to hear. he HELPS. it has him completely caught up in this, nothing else running through his mind but how badly he wants this to last. ❝ no! no, nobody outside my family has EVER met her before! so you’d be the first. you’d be pretty SPECIAL, huh? yeah, i’m gonna bring you there and you’re gonna meet her. ❞ because this matters to him. and it matters that he can DO this sort of thing.













