#hcliosed

            ❛  — those look really tight. do you want me to help you with them?  ❜

Showing support was something Virgil knew how to do all too well for his own good, without words to say, he managed to show with actions, which usually worked better than speaking. An action says more than a thousand words. And this was what he wanted to do when he gave a thumbs up and showed a bright smile to Helios upon seeing his shirt – a most typical one for the night market of Mars as he could remember. And then…

Helios brushed his cheek and nose on his hand and Virgil’s brain went from relaxed to tense in a split second. Not for disliking the sensation, the touch of the skin was something he didn’t have in almost two years and he appreciated the warmth and rough softness of it, but he did get startled as such display could mean some interest in more than just friendship, something he wasn’t particularly used to think about or show interest in.

It took a while but finally the blood came up and his shoulders, neck, cheeks and ears burned in a light shade of red as his embarrassment appeared and Virgil pulled his hand back to cover his face while looking away.

Of course Dante reached out for Helios and made sure to make him uncomfortable and threatened. That was expected and made sense, but only for him and the Elite Fighter, as it was a sort of secret kept between them -- one more of many others.

It wasn't that Helios got in the way of their team, no, Virgil and Dante were friends and there was nothing in their relationship that could be destroyed by the younger male, however... Virgil could be the reason for Helios to meet his demise and that was what Dante wanted to avoid needing to deal with.

He couldn't explain the problem, not at that moment at least, and part of the brunette didn't want to explain anything at all. It was all in the past and he didn't come all the way to Helios and Selene's bunk to be talking about that, not after a tiring day -- his intentions were quite the opposite and, perhaps, in line with what Helios showed to want for quite some time.

All Helios tried to do was to help Helios, have him take a better posture to be capable of facing the sequence one more time, but upon feeling the young soldier tense up, he almost let go of his hold on his hand and waist, only stopping himself from doing it because his sense of responsibility took over. It was important that Helios got that right, thus, there was no way Virgil would just turn around and ignore all he saw during those moments.

However, with that kiss pressed to his lips, the Elite Fighter found himself puzzled. Did Helios truly have more feelings for him than only the ones of a friend? Sure there was the possibility for a friends-with-benefits relationship, but that seemed kind of wrong when Helios commented about wanting to form meaningull relationships and build a family -- if he had the chance to do so. Was Helios just playing with Virgil's feelings? The brunette didn't want to believe this, however... the dark haired Fighter was friends with Cain and Abel, both men who had close to no control over their impulses.

Virgil felt like his brain went on overload for a second there until he snapped back to reality and observed how Helios showed to be as startled by his own actions as the Elite soldier was surprised.

Was it okay? The brunette asked himself and felt the pressure to answer as fast as he could while pondering the possible consequences of his actions, almost hearing the voice of his Navigator scolding him for the ideas.

In the end, the brunette gave in to his ideas and stepped ahead, cornering Helios against the simulator, his hands didn't slam the metal, but blocked any escape he could look for.

@hcliosed

The Elite Fighter walked down the corridor, golden eyes locked on the way ahead as he prepared himself mentally to meet the new recruits who had just arrived. Those who knew him as only Galahad could tell that he wasn’t exactly the strictest person ever, he could joke around and be somewhat pleasant if he really wanted.

But when it came to how he treated the newcomers… They were in a trip through hell before any of them got on his good side, what most of the time took a long while.

-wink wink-