[God, he's never known anything better than the feeling of Toby touching his face, and pressing their lips together like this. Dorian feels dazed for the rush of memories the chill sensation pulls to the forefront of his mind, and the way it makes his heart pound hard in his chest as if it might burst from ecstasy. He's missed this more than anything in his entire, long life. He puts his arms around the other man's neck at once, wrapping his hands around the back of Toby's head so he can hold the man tight until his lungs start to burn from lack of air.
Everything feels dreamlike when they pull apart, as if there's nothing in the world but the pair of them standing together in this foyer. Dorian automatically leans back in for another kiss, but finds his attempt stymied by--
-- what. He blinks several times in quick succession as Toby pulls away from him, proposes, and then drops down on one knee.
Did that really just happen? Is it happening? What on God's green and verdant--]
What? [Dorian stares dumbfounded at Toby, his feet knocked completely out from under him by the sight of the man staring earnestly up at him from the floor. This isn't a joke - he knows that much, especially when it's coming from Toby - but it's so spontaneous that he's left struggling to find a more substantial response to how crazy this feels.]
What on Earth are you doing? I've only just returned - we've only just found each other again. [He gets why the man is doing this, but why is he doing it so suddenly? They've barely just finished talking about how he was, apparently here before, but has no memory of it when he should.
He was already overwhelmed, and this is only adding an entire new level on top.]
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Everything feels dreamlike when they pull apart, as if there's nothing in the world but the pair of them standing together in this foyer. Dorian automatically leans back in for another kiss, but finds his attempt stymied by--
-- what. He blinks several times in quick succession as Toby pulls away from him, proposes, and then drops down on one knee.
Did that really just happen? Is it happening? What on God's green and verdant--]
What? [Dorian stares dumbfounded at Toby, his feet knocked completely out from under him by the sight of the man staring earnestly up at him from the floor. This isn't a joke - he knows that much, especially when it's coming from Toby - but it's so spontaneous that he's left struggling to find a more substantial response to how crazy this feels.]
What on Earth are you doing? I've only just returned - we've only just found each other again. [He gets why the man is doing this, but why is he doing it so suddenly? They've barely just finished talking about how he was, apparently here before, but has no memory of it when he should.
He was already overwhelmed, and this is only adding an entire new level on top.]