He smiled,
memories pushing through the surface,
loving arms wrapped tight
He smiles for
all of this and more
Ai still sees a delicate, first kiss
and still treasures the first time they really gazed into each other's eyes
He stares at delicate seeming hair
wrapped tight in a short ponytail
and gorgeous red eyes
that sparkle joy for a moment
He wonders if anyone ever paid this much attention
to how expressive every part of him can be
Ai steps closer feels the rush of warmth from when
Rin holds him close
and the rush from just being near him,
just being loved
He steps further into the embrace,
tastes still fragments of chlorine
on his tongue
yet tastes so much more
Love glitters
and falls together in little clumps
while he falls in love further
with the man that he'd met years ago.