Absently, Brendon did realise that from this point on, they probably wouldn’t get much work done- he had already given up any hope of lasting more than 30 seconds without physical contact, because he was hopelessly in love and completely enamoured. It would have been embarrassing, but Ryan clearly felt the same- so it was mutual, slightly abnormally intense affection, love that Brendon could sense in every slight, drawn breath, in Ryan’s ridiculous, should-be-illegal honey eyes, in gentle touches at his waist and brushes of kisses against skin- Brendon realised distantly he could stay like this forever. Fuck the rain. Even more dramatically, the song he’d written was starting to take up a tune, evolving from bittersweet to simply sweet in his head. Brendon shook away the inspiration because he didn’t want to focus on anything else but his... boyfriend? Brendon almost laughed- what were they? Definitely not friends. But they were doing this all backwards. Oh well.

[i]Really? I guess [/i]I’m [i]the blind one- took me a while to even consider you might be interested.[/i] Brendon thought that expressing every thought he had at that initial meeting might be a bit much, even though he was struggling not to say anyway. So he just smiled knowingly. [i]And... I’m curious about these ‘other things’.[/i] Brendon wasn’t expecting reciprocation in any form to his less than romantic passing comments, really- but now he couldn’t help himself. He leaned in towards his neck, speaking against his warm skin and then finding his pulse, pressing a hot kiss against it, at first considering just not moving and leaving a very obvious indication of their new type of relationship. But even Brendon wasn’t that bold- Spencer and Jon weren’t idiots. Reluctantly, he pulled back, but immediately threw his forearms over Ryan’s shoulders, moving in again to meet him in a kiss. Who needed oxygen when he was like 97% sure he could survive on Ryan’s attention alone?

[i]I love you.[/i] Brendon had no doubt. He watched, almost in awe, as Ryan closed his eyes briefly and then opened them again, thunderstruck once more by the striking colour. He was almost annoyed, but instead his insides just warmed up. [i]I’ve wanted to say that[/i] forever- [i]God, now I won’t be able to stop.[/i] Hey, he had no problem with that. Honestly, they were a little ridiculous- they had known eachother for eight months, had only just realised and confessed completely mutual obsession and genuine love, and Brendon was now fully prepared to admit that Ryan was literally the most gorgeous person he’d ever met and the only one who’d ever made him feel like he did now. [b]”I-“[/b] He wanted to express this, he did, but he backtracked when he realised more talking meant less kissing, and shut up. Instead, he let his mind wander just a little as he thought back on previous relationships- he’d never been in love before, but he’d had his share of semi-serious partners. Boyfriends, girlfriends had come and gone, only a handful worth remembering, but Ryan. What made this different? He wasn’t even sure. But Brendon liked it.

The rain wasn’t really bothering him- the gentle sound, he knew, would be forever associated in his mind with love, and gentleness, and the sincerity of the situation. It was cool against his skin, and Brendon shivered when Ryan wiped the droplets away from his cheekbone with his thumb. [i]I’m not complaining that it’s raining...[/i] He liked that melody better than his own, and took it as an invitation to continue. [b][i]”...I’m just saying that i’d like it a lot more than you think, if the sun would come out and sing with me...”[/i][/b] Huh. He liked the sound of that. Brendon smiled easily, and leaned in for another kiss, but Ryan decided to starve him and speak instead. He tried not to look too impatient, but ended up staring at his mouth most of the time anyway. [i]I feel like maybe we did this out of order. Should I have taken you on a date first? Does watching the sunset count as a date?[/i]

[b]"Duh,”[/b] He replied immediately, moving his hands, one to his hair the other to his jaw, smiling affectionately. [b]”Anyway, I’m glad we did it this way. We can just go on dates to make up for it. And all of them should be to either of our bedrooms.”[/b] Brendon was laughing to himself, but he dragged Ryan in again to catch him in yet another kiss, wondering how he ever resisted before. At this point, though, he was more than a little wet from the rain, and he stood up, bringing Ryan up too by holding onto his collar and not breaking the kiss as much as possible until they were standing. [b]”Though to be fair... I haven’t done much actual sunset watching. There are prettier things.”[/b]