my heart cries out perfidia

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For a brief moment, Eliot is stunned. Because one second he was giving Harry a lecture about taking risks that Eliot was supposed to take. A risk that had led to bruises that mottled Harry's skin. They'd gotten to safety and Eliot had needed to make sure that Harry had known just how dangerous that had been. It's Eliot who is supposed to put his body in the line of fire.

He knows what he should do right now. Push Harry away and attempt to reestablish some line between them. But he thinks again of the fear he felt when he pulled Harry away from men who were much larger and far more vicious than he was. Instead, he's pulling Harry closer and deepening the kiss.