to be known

“Have you ever been in love?” Adam murmurs. They’re older now. Somehow, as fate would have it, he and Shiro have landed themselves as flight partners, which simply gives them another excuse to spend all of their time together as if they didn’t do so already. They lie side-by-side on the very same roof where they first became friends, gazing up at the stars. Their hands are achingly close, but they do not hold. Adam resists the urge to reach out, take hold and never let go.