"I figured that out... just... not soon enough." Or he did in a way. Because with Leonard, he always felt equal. Like they would always catch each other... always be there to break the fall and pick each other up. He would give himself to the doctor without a second thought. Hell, he would have back at the Academy if Bones ever asked.
Little late now.
"I am not... squirmy... I just like my space. And less... restraining. Seen enough of medical." From his later childhood to his teenage years. Enough disapproving looks from his mother and lack of concern to make the trips not worth the effort. On the other hand, he may have been impossible for Leonard at times, but in the end he let him patch him up where he evaded all other doctors. "Admit it.. I was getting nicer and less stubborn."
Smiling to himself at the colorful way the other described how they came to this point, he huffed a soft sound. Yeah. Even if he couldn't follow it completely, that fit really well in their strange twisted lives.
What he hadn't expected, what he never dreamed of, was having his hand captured and suddenly a ring being pushed on. His eyes opened up to look down at his hand on the elder's chest and he had to blink at the image owlishly. At first, the dumbfounded side of his brain wondered at how it fit... even went so far as to note that, sure, his fingers were a bit long and thinner than Bones'... but then those inane thoughts bled out to focus on the main point.
It was like being married.
Shifting his fingers, his thumb ran over the ring slowly, his eyes locked on the sight for a few more heartbeats before he moved. An impulsive move that could only be a Jim Kirk action. His hand lifted, cupping the side of Leonard's face and tilted his head just enough that he could press a soft kiss to the corner of the doctor's lips.
Where Jim never would have turned down a physical relationship with Bones... that wasn't what he necessarily needed or wanted from him. No matter the attraction, what he always needed most was the closeness. The emotional dependency and utter adoration he couldn't quite explain always overwhelmed him. And even an indirect kiss felt a lot like finding his way home... and it nearly broke his heart.
He keeps Bones young XD It's adorable.
Little late now.
"I am not... squirmy... I just like my space. And less... restraining. Seen enough of medical." From his later childhood to his teenage years. Enough disapproving looks from his mother and lack of concern to make the trips not worth the effort. On the other hand, he may have been impossible for Leonard at times, but in the end he let him patch him up where he evaded all other doctors. "Admit it.. I was getting nicer and less stubborn."
Smiling to himself at the colorful way the other described how they came to this point, he huffed a soft sound. Yeah. Even if he couldn't follow it completely, that fit really well in their strange twisted lives.
What he hadn't expected, what he never dreamed of, was having his hand captured and suddenly a ring being pushed on. His eyes opened up to look down at his hand on the elder's chest and he had to blink at the image owlishly. At first, the dumbfounded side of his brain wondered at how it fit... even went so far as to note that, sure, his fingers were a bit long and thinner than Bones'... but then those inane thoughts bled out to focus on the main point.
It was like being married.
Shifting his fingers, his thumb ran over the ring slowly, his eyes locked on the sight for a few more heartbeats before he moved. An impulsive move that could only be a Jim Kirk action. His hand lifted, cupping the side of Leonard's face and tilted his head just enough that he could press a soft kiss to the corner of the doctor's lips.
Where Jim never would have turned down a physical relationship with Bones... that wasn't what he necessarily needed or wanted from him. No matter the attraction, what he always needed most was the closeness. The emotional dependency and utter adoration he couldn't quite explain always overwhelmed him. And even an indirect kiss felt a lot like finding his way home... and it nearly broke his heart.
How the hell... was he going to live without him?