"Ezra…what are you doing here?" Kaelis's arms instinctively tightened around Ezra the moment he realized who it was.
Ezra looks up at him, stunned, his eyes wide enough that it makes Kaelis stare back for a second longer than he should have.
It had been the first time he's seen Ezra's eyes up close, besides, well, their little intimate moment that he tries very hard not to think about in the forest.
But now that he was looking directly at him like this, Kaelis noticed things he hadn't before.
The gold in Ezra's eyes wasn't sharp like Helios'.
It was softer. Warmer.
And close up, Ezra looked almost unfairly beautiful.
He was familiar with Ezra.
But it felt like he had been familiar with Ezra, if that even made sense.
It didn't make sense to Kaelis fully, but it just felt like this had happened more than once.
Like it should still surprise Kaelis to see Ezra in such a close space between them.
But somehow it didn't.
