[ kaveh doesn't know if all of this is a result of ellipsa's strange anchoring effects, but he's not going to admit that there's a chance it could be because of all of the repressed and buried feelings he has for alhaitham. it just has to be the former! since he's never felt quite this touch starved, and even the slightest bit of contact is enough to send him spiraling into something akin to a drunken stupor. ]

[ it feels so good, but a part of him wonders if any contact could provide him with these feelings... but that has him circling back to alhaitham and no! nope! not a chance! ]

[ but kaveh finds that it's hard to deny the possibility as alhaitham cages him in, erasing almost all of the space in between them. ] Ah-! [ he swears he can feel his heart beating in his ears, his cheeks heating up and coloring a deep, dark red. ] But I, a- and you, ... [ he should quit while he's ahead. ]

[ kaveh shuts his eyes and bites his lip, trying not to make a sound when alhaitham kisses him, but he's unsuccessful, and ends up mewling in frustration. he's doing this on purpose! he's being a tease to drive him insane! but he loves it as much as he hates it, so he finds himself grabbing at alhaitham's front to try to keep him from moving away. ]

Alright... [ and then he tugs him into a proper kiss, one fueled by tension and feelings and about half a dozen other things. ] All of you. I don't need to be sober to admit that. [ it's just easier to do so when he's high on touch fumes. ]