Well that was rather worrying to hear, and Gilbert looked at him with concern though couldn’t bring himself to let go of the other. “That’s… strange. Are you okay now? I mean, do you feel alright? Nothing seems different or odd or anything?”
“Apart from the obvious gap in my memory, yes. I feel absolutely fine. I can’t really tell you much else, apart from what I’ve already said.”
“Who else would it be?”He was honestly finding it hard to talk. “You, but— Gil it’s been almost seven months, I thought you were gone a-and…” Giving up on his words, Gilbert hesitated for just a second before tackling the other with a hug.
Catching him and hugging him tightly, he chuckled, kissing the other’s forehead. “I know..and I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to vanish so suddenly.”
Giving a slight nod, the kiss helped to pull him from his state of shock and a delighted little smile made it’s way to his face for a moment. “Did something happen? I was so worried that something bad… you haven’t been hurt at all, have you?”
“I’m going to be completely honest and say I have absolutely no idea. I can’t remember much, if anything, from the past seven months, it’s all a dark blur. Much like I was asleep in dark water, or something.”
“Who else would it be?”He was honestly finding it hard to talk. “You, but— Gil it’s been almost seven months, I thought you were gone a-and…” Giving up on his words, Gilbert hesitated for just a second before tackling the other with a hug.
Catching him and hugging him tightly, he chuckled, kissing the other’s forehead. “I know..and I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to vanish so suddenly.”
Returning the kiss as his hands slid down to the other’s waist, he nodded slightly. “Yes..more or less. It’s very difficult to explain..but I assure you, it won’t affect our relationship in the least. I won’t allow it to.”
Keeping his arms loosely around the other, he nodded slightly again, a small frown on his lips. “Alright… do you need to talk about it, or about anything? You know you can talk to me about whatever’s wrong, right?”
“Of course I know, you’ve always been so eager to listen to everyone else’s problems, I’d be astounded and a bit insulted if you couldn’t listen to mine.” Laughing, he sighed light-heartedly, before smiling. “I’m fine, don’t you worry about me. If I need to chat about something, I’ll be sure to come to you right away.”
He blinked before laughing, a small smile reappearing on his face. “Well yeah, but I just… some people keep things bottled up a lot and don’t ever talk about what’s bothering them, and I want to be sure that you don’t feel like you have to do that, that’s all. You’ve put up with me talking about a lot of personal problems so…” Sighing, he gave a small shrug, suddenly a little embarrassed for saying anything. “I just worry about you a lot.”
“That’s because it’s what lovers do. You listen to so many others complain, and yet have no one to complain to. So, I’m here to fill that imbalance. And you shouldn’t, silly. Though I appreciate it, incredibly so.” Brushing the hair from the other’s face, he pressed a kiss to his forehead, not even really thinking about it anymore.
Noticing the tears upon the other’s cheeks, he smiled and shook his head, before kissing them away, giving a soft laugh. “It’s also nice to see you without an arm in a cast or wearing a black eye, Liebe.”
Nodding, he couldn’t help but laugh too, a hint of a blush on his cheeks as he leaned in to kiss the other again. “Mhm, I’ve been good and keeping myself out of trouble. Have you been okay? I mean I got your letter and… are you alright?”
Returning the kiss as his hands slid down to the other’s waist, he nodded slightly. “Yes..more or less. It’s very difficult to explain..but I assure you, it won’t affect our relationship in the least. I won’t allow it to.”
Keeping his arms loosely around the other, he nodded slightly again, a small frown on his lips. “Alright… do you need to talk about it, or about anything? You know you can talk to me about whatever’s wrong, right?”
“Of course I know, you’ve always been so eager to listen to everyone else’s problems, I’d be astounded and a bit insulted if you couldn’t listen to mine.” Laughing, he sighed light-heartedly, before smiling. “I’m fine, don’t you worry about me. If I need to chat about something, I’ll be sure to come to you right away.”
“I hate that I leave you alone so often..I’m such a terrible lover.” Huffing softly in annoyance with himself, he tilted his head down to nuzzle the other’s hair lightly, kissing at his scalp and rubbing his back.
He hummed happily when he felt the other nuzzling his hair, before shaking his head slightly and pulling back just enough to look up at him. A smile was still on his face and tears were on his cheeks now, though he didn’t realize it. “No, no you’re not. Not at all. You might be gone a lot but you always come back, and that’s what matters, okay? That you come back and that you’re okay.”
Noticing the tears upon the other’s cheeks, he smiled and shook his head, before kissing them away, giving a soft laugh. “It’s also nice to see you without an arm in a cast or wearing a black eye, Liebe.”
Nodding, he couldn’t help but laugh too, a hint of a blush on his cheeks as he leaned in to kiss the other again. “Mhm, I’ve been good and keeping myself out of trouble. Have you been okay? I mean I got your letter and… are you alright?”
Returning the kiss as his hands slid down to the other’s waist, he nodded slightly. “Yes..more or less. It’s very difficult to explain..but I assure you, it won’t affect our relationship in the least. I won’t allow it to.”
Chuckling again, his arms wrapped around the other tightly, keeping him close and kissing his cheek repeatedly, a sigh passing his lips. “I’ve missed you, Liebe..”
“I missed you too.” He returned the kisses, kissing the other’s cheek multiple times before pulling back just enough to kiss his lips, before hugging him again, chuckling when he felt tears in his eyes. “So so much…”
“I hate that I leave you alone so often..I’m such a terrible lover.” Huffing softly in annoyance with himself, he tilted his head down to nuzzle the other’s hair lightly, kissing at his scalp and rubbing his back.
He hummed happily when he felt the other nuzzling his hair, before shaking his head slightly and pulling back just enough to look up at him. A smile was still on his face and tears were on his cheeks now, though he didn’t realize it. “No, no you’re not. Not at all. You might be gone a lot but you always come back, and that’s what matters, okay? That you come back and that you’re okay.”
Noticing the tears upon the other’s cheeks, he smiled and shook his head, before kissing them away, giving a soft laugh. “It’s also nice to see you without an arm in a cast or wearing a black eye, Liebe.”
“Been doing straining activities lately?” Chuckling softly as he approached the bed, his arms folded over his chest, a smile on his lip. “Or are you just feeling lazy again?”
“Just feeling lazy again.” Still looking up at him with surprised eyes, a large spread across his face and after a moment he excitedly jumped up from where he sat, not saying anything more but pulling the other into a tight hug.
Chuckling again, his arms wrapped around the other tightly, keeping him close and kissing his cheek repeatedly, a sigh passing his lips. “I’ve missed you, Liebe..”
“I missed you too.” He returned the kisses, kissing the other’s cheek multiple times before pulling back just enough to kiss his lips, before hugging him again, chuckling when he felt tears in his eyes. “So so much…”
“I hate that I leave you alone so often..I’m such a terrible lover.” Huffing softly in annoyance with himself, he tilted his head down to nuzzle the other’s hair lightly, kissing at his scalp and rubbing his back.