Your Triple Triad collection, huh? [Zell cracks a grin up at him.] You must really mean it.

[It feels good, being held by Squall like this, and Zell finally leans against him fully, resting his head against the other man's shoulder. He really does feel better - both reassured that things will work out okay in the end, and like he has something concrete he can do to make things better, And, of course, he's got Squall at his back.

At his side, too. Quite literally, at the moment. And, as Zell's worries about Seifer ease...he's starting to take a lot more notice of the guy he's currently with. Specifically that boy the shoulder under his head is big and broad. Squall's really filled out in those years he missed.

In short, it's starting to treacle-drip its way into Zell's head that he's with a hot guy he likes and is dating who's being very sweet to him, and he's no longer so preoccupied with his issues with a different guy to shield him from being affected by it.]

I mean...you're not gonna lose us, either. We're not going anywhere. Even if you do try to push us away. We're too stubborn to go.