The last drabble word: Conhayth :3
(ha this word made me think of conhayth too. but then pretty much everything makes me think of conhayth….)
Mamihlapinatapei - The look between two people in which each loves the other but is too afraid to make the first move.
It had begun with a series of covert glances, stolen when each man thought the other wasn’t looking. Before long they had begun to catch each other in the act, leading to prolonged moments of eye contact until one or both of them looked away.
This time however… this time it was different.
They had already been standing close to each other when they found themselves caught in each others’ gaze, Connor’s eyes widening when Haytham didn’t look away.
Saying nothing, Connor took a step closer, and then another until he was standing directly in front of his father.
Haytham wasn’t entirely sure what to make of the situation, but even he couldn’t ignore the feeling of sheer magnetic attraction that seemed to be hanging between them.
But how could be certain Connor felt the same?
“Do you-” he began, just as Connor said “I…-”
They both broke off again.
Then, as though some silent unspoken signal had passed between them they both moved towards each other.
There was only a second’s worth of hesitation before they were kissing, tentative at first, then increasing in ardour as they realised they both wanted the same thing.
Neither man said the words aloud, but the message was clear nonetheless.
Despite everything, it seemed they were in love.