( yeah, dick is his fair share of confused, too. but - mako isn't angry, so he bites back his own taste of irritation, expression a little more concerned where it sits steadfast on mako's mouth. he isn't backing down. he's smart enough to understand there's been some kind of misconception between them - dick is quick to place the blame on his own shoulders, because he always is. it's his fault for not being smarter, or understanding mako better, or letting emotions cloud better judgement.
not backing down. another step forward, chests together. a hand finds the pocketed curve of mako's waist, the other reaching up to cup his cheek. )
You said I was bribing you. ( it's a soft spot. touching him was never about bribery. ) You said I was asking too much. I thought ... you wanted me to leave you alone.
( he was just complicating things. making mako choose between his job and dick - constantly reaffirming the fact that he should arrest him, that he wants to, that he didn't for ... some reason. dick never thought to ask. now he's looking at mako earnestly, wanting to hear it.
he said he liked mako two or three times, but mako. he never said it back. he's not even sure if this much is okay, softly touching him, inching in closer until the tips of their lips just briefly brush, before dick rears back to see the harm he's done. )
no subject
not backing down. another step forward, chests together. a hand finds the pocketed curve of mako's waist, the other reaching up to cup his cheek. )
You said I was bribing you. ( it's a soft spot. touching him was never about bribery. ) You said I was asking too much. I thought ... you wanted me to leave you alone.
( he was just complicating things. making mako choose between his job and dick - constantly reaffirming the fact that he should arrest him, that he wants to, that he didn't for ... some reason. dick never thought to ask. now he's looking at mako earnestly, wanting to hear it.
he said he liked mako two or three times, but mako. he never said it back. he's not even sure if this much is okay, softly touching him, inching in closer until the tips of their lips just briefly brush, before dick rears back to see the harm he's done. )