The intensity of Mattheiu's statement is enough to drive the air from his lungs, and he clutches the man close as he gently rocks into him. Emotions, real emotions, have always been difficult and to hear someone so honest and filled with adoration...

There's a lump in his throat and a tightness in his chest as he leans in to capture his reaper's lips in a deep, slow kiss. Actions are easier than words, and he pours all the things that he can't say into the kiss, all of his love and adoration and every single thing that he wants Mattheiu to know so very much.