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It was a small thing, really. Blunt had just put his hands on Claud's face to comfort him, turning his face back towards him. "I'm sorry," Blunt speaks up, "I wasn't trying to be rude, really. Your smile is beautiful. I love it, it fits you perfectly." Claud blushes instantly, not being used to the touch of another person.
This had all started because Claud smiled in front of Blunt for the first time. The action looking as though it was a way to express pain rather than a smile, which lead Blunt to ask, "Are you..smiling..?". Claud had immediately stopped and turned his head, feeling embarrassed. "I'm definitely not doing that again."
Which leads them to where they are now, an almost tomato red Claud and a smiling Blunt. "What are you doing." Claud almost whispers, barely audible. "I'm comforting you, silly! Unless..I'm doing the opposite." Blunt says, worried he's making the man before him uncomfortable, he begins to pull his hands away.
"I'm just not used to it," Claud says, clearly embarrassed. Blunt keeps his hands where they are on Claud's face, rubbing his thumb over his cheek. "You okay, Bunny..?" Blunt asks with a slight head tilt. Claud flushes an even deeper shade of red.
Claud gives a short nod, clearly nervous. He ever so slightly inches towards the boy in front of him. Blunt notices this and makes his own move closer towards Claud. They stare at each other for a moment before Claud allows his eyes to ease closed, Blunt takes this as a sign to connect them, even if just for a moment.
The kiss isn't long, but it does something to the both of them. Claud is the first to pull away, neither of them sure on how to feel besides Claud's radiating embarrassment. "That is what you wanted...right?" Blunt asks, worried he's overstepped his bounds.
"I believe so." Claud responds back, simply. Blunt gives a nod before standing up, a smile on his face. "I really do need to get back to practicing for tryouts!"
Claud is silent as he puts his books away, looking up at Blunt, curiously.
"...may I watch?"
"I'd love nothing more."
