[Well, that would just make this sickeningly sweet, except...he can't take credit for that. It just happened that the ring he'd found with an acceptable design was also the same type of metal as Kaito's.] That was a coincidence. More so than the rest of this.
[Still, it is sweet that they had both coincidentally bought each other rings, almost too sweet, and he feels like it shouldn't make him nearly as happy or touched as it does. For one thing, they're barely 19 and 21; he can just hear Tron's disappointment at learning one of his sons is basically embracing being married so young (and actually, putting it into words like that still sounds incredibly strange; it's much easier to think this is a good idea when he doesn't think the word "marriage"). But if Kaito likes his gift enough for him to smile about it too, then maybe he's allowed to enjoy this.
Chris doesn't really expect Kaito to want the same sort of ceremony or to wear it as Chris had (he hopes Kaito will, but doesn't expect it), so he isn't terribly surprised or disappointed when it seems like that's the case for a moment.
And then Kaito holds his hand out and gives the go ahead. It's another of those moments where Chris forgets to breathe and then feels incredibly silly for doing so. Though he definitely can't help smiling a little as he carefully pries the ring out of its box and sets the box next to the only already on the table.]
I'll try not to be too sappy about this, all right?
[Because there are certainly things he could say while he's doing this that would probably make both of them blush or make Kaito change his mind out of embarrassment or would probably lead to one of them shoving the other to the floor right here or not speaking to each other for the rest of the day out of more embarrassment. Even a simple "I love you" would seem horribly maudlin while sliding a ring onto someone's finger.
Still, there are a couple things he'd still like to do, even if he won't be saying anything. So with that smile still on his face (and why not, it is Christmas), he slides his hand under Kaito's to hold it gently and slides the ring onto Kaito's ring finger, and then as he's pulling his hand away, he brings Kaito's along with it and leans down to kiss his knuckles. And then leaves it there for a moment as he looks up at Kaito over his hand.]
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[Still, it is sweet that they had both coincidentally bought each other rings, almost too sweet, and he feels like it shouldn't make him nearly as happy or touched as it does. For one thing, they're barely 19 and 21; he can just hear Tron's disappointment at learning one of his sons is basically embracing being married so young (and actually, putting it into words like that still sounds incredibly strange; it's much easier to think this is a good idea when he doesn't think the word "marriage"). But if Kaito likes his gift enough for him to smile about it too, then maybe he's allowed to enjoy this.
Chris doesn't really expect Kaito to want the same sort of ceremony or to wear it as Chris had (he hopes Kaito will, but doesn't expect it), so he isn't terribly surprised or disappointed when it seems like that's the case for a moment.
And then Kaito holds his hand out and gives the go ahead. It's another of those moments where Chris forgets to breathe and then feels incredibly silly for doing so. Though he definitely can't help smiling a little as he carefully pries the ring out of its box and sets the box next to the only already on the table.]
I'll try not to be too sappy about this, all right?
[Because there are certainly things he could say while he's doing this that would probably make both of them blush or make Kaito change his mind out of embarrassment or would probably lead to one of them shoving the other to the floor right here or not speaking to each other for the rest of the day out of more embarrassment. Even a simple "I love you" would seem horribly maudlin while sliding a ring onto someone's finger.
Still, there are a couple things he'd still like to do, even if he won't be saying anything. So with that smile still on his face (and why not, it is Christmas), he slides his hand under Kaito's to hold it gently and slides the ring onto Kaito's ring finger, and then as he's pulling his hand away, he brings Kaito's along with it and leans down to kiss his knuckles. And then leaves it there for a moment as he looks up at Kaito over his hand.]
I think we're supposed to kiss now.