"Hey! I know it’s been a while, but I hope you haven’t forgotten me…"
It’s actually meant to be a taunt, but it’s not coming out as one. In fact, it might even be coming out as a real fear of his.
"So, am I allowed to have a kiss to ring in the New Year, maybe? Or should I be the one to give it? And Rasune, just to remind you… I love you, you cute dork." It almost felt weird coming out after so long. He’d have to change it. He wanted to change it. If he was still allowed to, he wanted to spend the whole time reminding Rasune how much he did care.
Rasune's heart might have broken a little when he heard those words, knowing that it had been too long since they had seen each other. He shook his head, smiling a little sadly.
"No... I could never forget you, Ren. I've been everywhere but here for work, and that's not really fair, but I kept hoping I'd have a job here to bring me home to you..."
He swallowed hard a few times to clear the stinging of tears at the back of his throat. "Why wouldn't you be allowed to have a kiss from me? You can have whatever you want from me whenever I'm here to give it to you. I love you, too. I love you so much, Ren..."
For Rasune, saying it wasn't weird because he had repeated it in his head so many times that saying he loved Ren again was only natural. He pulled the other into his arms and kissed him softly and slowly.