[Hermann smiles a bit, returning the gesture with a brush of his thumb against the corner of Newton's eye where it's just a bit damp and the sheen is nearly visible through his glasses.
It's also moments like these that he thinks he doesn't deserve any of this, that it's too good to be true and that surely something awful will happen, but those are the fears of a child accustomed to isolation.
Everything.
On a word, he's transported to Hong Kong, in the back of a cab and frozen, staring at Newton in a wordless shock. He then proceeds to break down in a terribly embarrassing fashion and deliver one of the worst love confessions in human history, but it's a fond memory now.
In the present, he dips his head down and kisses Newton with all the sweetness he can possibly manage]
If I hadn't proposed in Hawaii, I certainly would have been moved to it now.
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Date: 2016-07-02 07:29 am (UTC)It's also moments like these that he thinks he doesn't deserve any of this, that it's too good to be true and that surely something awful will happen, but those are the fears of a child accustomed to isolation.
Everything.
On a word, he's transported to Hong Kong, in the back of a cab and frozen, staring at Newton in a wordless shock. He then proceeds to break down in a terribly embarrassing fashion and deliver one of the worst love confessions in human history, but it's a fond memory now.
In the present, he dips his head down and kisses Newton with all the sweetness he can possibly manage]
If I hadn't proposed in Hawaii, I certainly would have been moved to it now.