⚠️ Content Warning
This story contains references to sexual assault (SA), underage characters in a dangerous situations, and dubious consent. Reader discretion is advised.
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'Do I look too happy? I don't want to overwhelm him.' Helios thought as he noticed Ezra flinch slightly after being touched.
Helios wasn't bothered.
Not at all.
If anything, it reassured him.
Just as he thought, Ezra was slipping away from him for a while.
But now?
Now Ezra was coming back.
Ezra was the one who came here.
Ezra was the one who smiled first.
Ezra was the one trying to reconcile.
At the end of the day, Ezra was still his.
Ezra still came back.
Ezra still appreciated him.
And Helios felt almost weightless because of it.
'For a moment… I thought Kaelis had gotten to him.'
The thought alone had haunted him for days.
Watching Ezra spend time with Kaelis.
Hearing the rumors.
Watching Ezra slowly pull away from him.
It had been infuriating.
