Title: Concession
Pairing: Ritsuka/Soubi
Fandom: Loveless
Rating: PG
Words: 100
For:
stagesoflove week three: Five ways to say "I love you"
Previous ways to say I love you:
Priorities and
Glimpse More than once Soubi wanted to secret Ritsuka away so no one could find him. That it was Ritsuka's family that hurt him the most made him ache.
"It's no big deal," Ritsuka said, indicating the latest bandages.
Soubi frowned, feeling helpless. Asking Ritsuka to stay was pointless.
Ritsuka looked at the door and then back at him. "Soubi, do you want me to stay?"
It was either a trap or another unintentionally cruel question, the kind Ritsuka tended to ask.
Biting back his usual response, Soubi answered, simply, "Yes."
Silently, Ritsuka crawled into his bed and waited for him.