( the kiss to his knuckles β the intimacy behind it is both soft and sweet in ways that nate needs in his life. in ways that he feels steve needs in his life. while he can't claim to know everything about the other man [though he's learned something new tonight] and he's not about to peek inside his thoughts like a snoop, he knows enough of how he is and the things he wants to do for others to know that he maybe forgets about himself in all of that... maybe doesn't know what it's like to just be normal or have some semblance of it.
so he's right to say they're alike in certain ways and while he's not sure he would necessarily want someone else to know what it's like, there's a comfort in having steve get it. especially when that comfort turns soft and gentle like this. )
I also think your back is going to be ok.
( huff of laughter soft and sweet on his lips as he lifts his head from steve's shoulder, he stares to the other man before he leans in and noses at him gently, lips just barely there close to his. )
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so he's right to say they're alike in certain ways and while he's not sure he would necessarily want someone else to know what it's like, there's a comfort in having steve get it. especially when that comfort turns soft and gentle like this. )
I also think your back is going to be ok.
( huff of laughter soft and sweet on his lips as he lifts his head from steve's shoulder, he stares to the other man before he leans in and noses at him gently, lips just barely there close to his. )
All we can do is try though. No matter what.