[Like this, Wataru can feel Eichi's heart beat against him. He can feel Eichi's tears fall. He can sense the distance between them closing, little by little.

He would die for Eichi, he realizes, with faint disappointment, and a fair amount of joy. A cause to believe in. Someone who will keep him tethered. Arms around him and Eichi's lips so close, so close to his skin that it sends a shiver through Wataru that he doesn't bother to check.]

Accept me, Eichi. Please. I'll beg, if I must, on my knees, my head lowered. Would that make you happy? Would showing you my most vulnerable self bring you joy? I'll do it! I don't want to go another day as enemies. Not another hour, even. Breathe deeply, slowly, bask in the warmth I'm offering!

[He's not letting Eichi go, though. He's holding him tighter, tighter, his own head buried against Eichi's neck, his own tears threatening to fall.]

I understand why you hurt me, and I forgive you. Not easily, not without so much contemplation and difficulty, but I forgive it all. I ask for you as recompense, and I'll do whatever it takes to seize your heart. Tell me, Eichi! Tell me how!