[His happiness has always been so contagious. It's always been like a drug that Mal just couldn't have enough of, but in recent years it had become so scarce and valuable that even the slightest dose just left him craving it more and more before the high was even over. Luna's smile is like the sun, banishing the darkness that's been clouding Mal's heart all evening, enough to take his mind off his self-loathing, off his fight with the only person he might have been forming a friendship with here, off how damn lonely he was on Valentine's Day-
-and when Luna hugs him, everything dissipates from his mind. A cacophony of new ones come flooding in all at once, making his head spin.
He's warm. This is strange, isn't it? He smells so clean. Is this the real Luna? Did he discover who left him those chocolates? Did Riye figure Mal out and tell on him? Let this last forever. Does he really deserve this after everything he's done? Don't let go. Please don't let go.
I love you so much.
He can feel his heart pounding in his ears, and a trembling hand reaches up to clutch at the back of Luna's shirt. Maybe it's the residual drunkenness, but he could just kiss him right now. He really could!
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-and when Luna hugs him, everything dissipates from his mind. A cacophony of new ones come flooding in all at once, making his head spin.
He's warm. This is strange, isn't it? He smells so clean. Is this the real Luna? Did he discover who left him those chocolates? Did Riye figure Mal out and tell on him? Let this last forever. Does he really deserve this after everything he's done? Don't let go. Please don't let go.
I love you so much.
He can feel his heart pounding in his ears, and a trembling hand reaches up to clutch at the back of Luna's shirt. Maybe it's the residual drunkenness, but he could just kiss him right now. He really could!
He... really...]