#paterism

        chest heaves, sweat dribbles down his temple, and his lips        part to let out ragged breaths. his arms spread out, one        stretching across daniel's bare chest and the other stretching        out over the wrinkled sheets. there's a dull ache throughout        theo's body. not a bad kind, but the kind you'd get after a        good workout.

        ` i guess so. `

        theo lets himself grin. it's going to hurt for a while, he knows,        but he can live with that if it means being close to daniel like        that again.

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eyes

A lot of emotion can be see in the eyes, and hers is no exception. While they're often cold, criticizing and calculating, they soften for the right people. The brown of her eyes often change color in the light, ranging from black to amber, and often in autumn, they're almost hazel. A small freckle sits just under her left eye, light yet still noticeable if one looks for it.

skin

        they've been seeing one another at least once a week since         their initial meeting. while theo is able to watch the puppies         grow, he's also able to grow closer and become friends with         daniel without letting loose the truth of his identity and his job.         sure, perhaps the odd times he has to leave sometimes are         suspicious, but daniel never asks questions. he's always cor-         dial and understanding.

        theo's lying back on the floor, the now two-month old puppies         flocking to him and covering his face and hands in wet kisses,         clambering over his chest and belly and making him grunt and         laugh. the littlest of the bunch, whom he picked for himself and         dubbed affectionately orion, cuddles up against his neck, clearly         not really wanting to get much into the excitement. his family's         agreed to take two of the pups, meaning there's still two more         in need of a home.

        he and orion are a lot like one another, he supposes, nervous         at heart but gentle all the same. when the puppies finally scram-         ble away from him (all but orion) he sits up with orion cradled in         his arm and wipes his face with his sleeve.