"It's not too fast, baby," Ganymede chuckled, shaking his head. "I love you, and I will love you in a year, or six more months, and it doesn't matter when this happened." He squeezed Ashley's hand over his heart, stepping forward to bring Ashley into a soft kiss. He could have tried for years to explain how Ash made him feel, and he would have fallen short of it even after a century. He just...felt everything for this man; love, lust, friendship, everything.

"You make me feel secure, and...it's not like falling," he murmured. "I feel like I've always known this, like I picked you before I knew what was happening. And when he left me, you didn't let me get lost. You stayed with me," Ganymede said softly. "And I want you to stay with me forever."