Aspen is still figuring out his feelings, I think. This is as new and surprising to him as it is to you, and even to me, I think. But that's not a bad thing, Ja'far. And believe it or not, is it so hard a stretch to learn you can love more than one person?

[ His fingers curl at the nape of his lover's neck as he lets him rest against his chest, still wrapped warmly around him. ]