"Well, would it have worn off by now? It's been a while." Parry looked at a clock, it had been almost an hour since the first kiss. When they looked back at Mani, he was looking at the clock too.

"I think so, but like I said, I'm not exactly sur-" He was cut off by Parry's lips on his, it was a brief kiss, but enough to get the point across.

"Satisfied? I did this. No manipulation, just me."

~

"Yeah" Mani breathed out "That'll do it." He got a bit of a dopey grin on his face that warmed Parry's normally worried heart.

"I thought so" They smiled as they sat back down on the bed.

"But that still doesn't really answer the question." Mani seemed to be thinking himself out of his stupor. "What happens now?"

"Well..." Parry thought about it for a moment before continuing "We both clearly have feelings for each other." They both blushed a little at this, Mani more than Parry. Suddenly the events of the night seemed to hit Parry all at once and they became physically, mentally, and emotionally tired, they swayed a bit while still sitting on the bed. Mani was up steadying them before they even realized he had moved.

"I think you need some sleep. You look exhausted." he sat on the bed next to them, not wanting to be too far away if they started to fall again.

"What? Are you trying to say I have bags under my eyes?" Considering the amount of black on Parry's face, there was no way anyone could see something like that.

Mani chuckled "that's not what I meant. Your eyes are all bloodshot."

"Oh" They had forgotten about that, it had been a while since someone was close enough to see something like that. They laid their head on Mani's shoulder without really thinking about it. He stiffened for a moment, unsure of what to do, but then he relaxed slightly and hesitantly put his head down on top of Perry's. And when they didn't seem to object to that, he just as hesitantly started to put his arm around them. They reached over and grabbed his hand "If you're gonna do it, just do it." They pulled his arm the rest of the way around them with a chuckle. He may have been the outer part of the awkward hug, but he was being desperately obvious that he was completely unsure of what to do. Or rather, what he was allowed to do. "Am I gonna have to take the lead every time we do something like this?" Parry teased.

Mani chuckled awkwardly "at least til I get used to it, I suppose." Parry chuckled as well, but more confidently. What a bottom. They thought to themself. "So you say every time..."Mani hesitated before continuing "is this going to happen o-often?"

This got another chuckle from Parry "We'll see".