[His mind wars with itself, keeping him silent even as his hips slow to consider the question.]
[Because I'm in love with you, he doesn't say. You aren't ready for the answer to that, he also doesn't say. He knows better-- Goro would shrink away from such an admission, would feel pressured to respond, either in kind of in rejection, and Akira doesn't really need him to respond at all. It's a fact, and he doesn't need the affection reciprocated to the extent that he feels it. That they're even this close is more than enough, even if it doesn't stop him from gazing wantonly at him when he isn't really paying attention to his facial cues.]
[He pulls Goro's hips to him as he thrusts forward, the contact not bruising but rougher than prior connections.] Should I not look at you like you're precious to me?
they're a damn force of nature
[Because I'm in love with you, he doesn't say. You aren't ready for the answer to that, he also doesn't say. He knows better-- Goro would shrink away from such an admission, would feel pressured to respond, either in kind of in rejection, and Akira doesn't really need him to respond at all. It's a fact, and he doesn't need the affection reciprocated to the extent that he feels it. That they're even this close is more than enough, even if it doesn't stop him from gazing wantonly at him when he isn't really paying attention to his facial cues.]
[He pulls Goro's hips to him as he thrusts forward, the contact not bruising but rougher than prior connections.] Should I not look at you like you're precious to me?