It is for the best, then, perhaps one of the reasons they work well, that Phillip isn't inclined to ask for promises. There are times he would like to- he doesn't mind Gustavain's wandering, even to places he can't follow, but sometimes it would be nice to assured that he would come back. But promises are all too easy to break, even if the maker has no intention to. Hurt and heartbreak lie too clearly down that road.
He lets out a soft huff of a laugh, shaking his head. "No, it's not," he hums, and maybe there is comfort in that. Even if he is much longer lived than anyone else on this star, they are still in many of the important ways the same. It'll take time, for him to undo that thinking, of being one of the only 'real' beings, but for now... he at least has this choice to hold on to.
It's always hard for him to voice his thoughts, and in this moment he doesn't really try to. Instead, he just shifts enough to find Gustavain's mouth with his, pressing in a long, aching but still oddly content, kiss.
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Date: 2021-10-25 07:30 pm (UTC)He lets out a soft huff of a laugh, shaking his head. "No, it's not," he hums, and maybe there is comfort in that. Even if he is much longer lived than anyone else on this star, they are still in many of the important ways the same. It'll take time, for him to undo that thinking, of being one of the only 'real' beings, but for now... he at least has this choice to hold on to.
It's always hard for him to voice his thoughts, and in this moment he doesn't really try to. Instead, he just shifts enough to find Gustavain's mouth with his, pressing in a long, aching but still oddly content, kiss.