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1. Aggressive Kiss
[❊] — Hijikata was so close. It was the latent middle of spring. Satiou’s powers were diminishing, the sharpness of the ice within dulling increasingly each day. Hijikata’s own internal fire would soon grow into an inferno, but for now their powers were almost at an even level. Almost. This was the only time they could even be this close to one another without causing the other pain.
Saitou found himself looking up into the amethyst gaze trained upon him, an unexplainable urge rising up within, threatening to close the thin distance that remained between them. For so long they had both denied what they felt. Acting on such a thing would cause the other too much pain, it was too dangerous. Saitou knew. And yet he felt his control slipping as he inhaled the inherent warmth that emanated from Hijikata at all times.
His hand rose into the space between them, reaching forward before his brain caught up with his actions. Saitou’s lean, callused fingers barely touched Hijikata’s face, pressing against his cheek for a breath of a moment. No pain sparked beneath his touch, only a warmth that he knew would be scathing if his contact had lingered any longer. But he had already snatched his hand away, his body automatically taking a small step back from the taller male.
“I…should not have allowed myself to…” His voice trailed off, his gaze lowering. No, being too close to Hijikata would only bring him harm. Saitou could not get any closer, no matter how much he wanted to. “Sumanai.”