It's-- I'm-- not worried about getting a ring back.
[As nice as that would be, he knew Jack's situation and wouldn't expect him to do that. In fact, the very meaning of this exchange was likely to turn heads, cause more than a small measure of disgust, but Eugene was ready to face that. Would face that, the brunt of it, for Jack.
Jack might be panicking, he couldn't quite tell on account of being on the verge of it himself. It was one thing to be a secret lover to someone and another entirely to be acknowledged publicly and accept that. There was always a slim chance that Jack would refuse outright-- though Eugene hadn't braced himself for that possibility. Still, he closed his hands over Jack's and squeezed... in the hopes it might steady them both.]
I want you to have this. And keep it, wear it, hide it, lock it up, but... keep it. For me.
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[As nice as that would be, he knew Jack's situation and wouldn't expect him to do that. In fact, the very meaning of this exchange was likely to turn heads, cause more than a small measure of disgust, but Eugene was ready to face that. Would face that, the brunt of it, for Jack.
Jack might be panicking, he couldn't quite tell on account of being on the verge of it himself. It was one thing to be a secret lover to someone and another entirely to be acknowledged publicly and accept that. There was always a slim chance that Jack would refuse outright-- though Eugene hadn't braced himself for that possibility. Still, he closed his hands over Jack's and squeezed... in the hopes it might steady them both.]
I want you to have this. And keep it, wear it, hide it, lock it up, but... keep it. For me.