[Eric would have to excuse that inarticulate sound that was startled out of him at the sudden and unexpected contact. His eyes widening considerably, his body language turning stiff as he panicked before going relaxed again, eyes falling closed.
When Alan kissed him back it was a shy hesitant thing, as if he was ready to pull away at the slightest indication that he was reading this all wrong somehow.
But Eric had been the one to cross that distance, hadn't he? He'd been the one to break that invisible barrier between them and turn it into something deeply intimate. If he's misreading this, then he doesn't understand what kissing even means. This isn't like those times he'd lead a slightly intoxicated Eric out of a pub and end up with his head lulling against his shoulder or collarbone as he pushed him down onto the sofa undoing his sloppily done tie to help him get comfortable.]
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When Alan kissed him back it was a shy hesitant thing, as if he was ready to pull away at the slightest indication that he was reading this all wrong somehow.
But Eric had been the one to cross that distance, hadn't he? He'd been the one to break that invisible barrier between them and turn it into something deeply intimate. If he's misreading this, then he doesn't understand what kissing even means. This isn't like those times he'd lead a slightly intoxicated Eric out of a pub and end up with his head lulling against his shoulder or collarbone as he pushed him down onto the sofa undoing his sloppily done tie to help him get comfortable.]