Akio watched the other’s reactions to his words. Even as they stood there, he tried to keep the feelings of shyness and awkwardness from himself, remembering that he was still in fact shirtless at this given moment. The way his eyes shifted between emotions, made Akio’s mind wander slightly to as to what was going on behind those very eyes. He remained silent, holding his tongue for the moment to listen to his words. He had risen above his standards? His head gently tilted to the side, curious about that notion. He moved closer, as the two of them shared the kiss. The feeling of the other so close to his bare upper body, he could not keep a blush from his cheeks. But then Dorian was pulling back again. Akio felt part of himself not liking that, wishing he hadn’t, wanting to close that gap once more. He refrained however, remaining where he was. The other was doing so often, coming close, only to pull away. It tore at his heart, and he wondered if Dorian felt the same when he did similar things. A hug came than, causing Aki8o to blink lightly, pulled out of his thoughts.

The warmth was nice, before Dorian was once more stepping away. He looked at him, saying he did not wish to be parted. Akio chuckled lightly, finding it rather cute. He held the shirt a bit closer to his body without realizing, his own more reserved nature surfacing a bit once more. “It is alright…but I do not believe either of us will be able to change with the other watching..” that was not entirely true, he was not so sure on how bold Dorian might be. Would he be uncomfortable showing that much to him? Akio shook his head, forcing the thoughts away. He could not let his mind wander to such things. He had already allowed his mind to sway to much, he did not wish to risk or push anything. Despite his words, Akio was unsure of how ready Dorian was for any of this. It was still new to him, and he was used to darker actions and attitude towards him. Met with someone with a personality like Akio’s, he could not blame him for the closeness than pulling away. It was all still new to Akio himself as well. The other was flushed a bit, embarrassed?

Akio noticed the look, which caused him to take a step closer. He hesitated though, catching himself in the process. Would the other not wish to be close again? Was he more comfortable with a space? Both were testing their own boundaries, teetering on the brink of doing something more in the spur of the moment. This he knew, it was not hard to tell. He looked to the other, his eyes on him. He then lowered them a bit, catching the scarf he had given him. He had returned the ring, because of his feelings. The other he had thought had given It to him to hold onto in a manner similar to how he had given the scarf. Instead, it had been used as a ploy in a plan he did not tell him about. He could not blame the other, even if it had stung his heart and been a bit of a lie, he could understand the reasoning. The other had desired to protect him in his own way, he was not truly trying to harm him. His eyes lifted up to the other, saying something then. “I am not mad…..for all that has happened…you need not blame yourself, I have already forgiven you and will continue to show you such kindness and more…”