[He wants to be happy. He is happy. He's just petrified of showing it, just in case somehow his breaking of the rules can be felt all the way here and will light up like a beacon, drawing in all he's afraid of.]
[Yep, there it is -- he feels his heart clench in a weird sort of way, because it's Diarmuid and he's smiling, and realizing that is really really super gay. Welp.]
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[He wants to be happy. He is happy. He's just petrified of showing it, just in case somehow his breaking of the rules can be felt all the way here and will light up like a beacon, drawing in all he's afraid of.]
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[here, have a hesitant smile]
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Heh, awesome.
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He's smiling and nothing bad happened! This makes him want to smile even more, and as he feels his shoulders relax, he even laughs.]
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Gettin' used to that?
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A little bit, yes...
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