Chapter 342: Kellen, the new mascot of the Saturn Guild
Kellen was worried that his words could have had an opposite effect on how Gunther recovered, but that didn’t appear to be the case.
Rhys, after helping Hill clean up the apartment, joined Kellen in the hallway. He’d fixed his clothing as well, but he was still sporting a few bruises, and his hair was still askew. Kellen, without even realising it, began to groom the man as Rhys stood before him, his expression complex.
Rhys couldn’t fight the smile that touched his lips as Kellen straightened his collar, his lapels, and adjusted his hair. Kellen didn’t even seem to notice that he was doing it, and Rhys held his tongue.
Kellen jerked when he felt Rhys’ hands touch his waist, pulling him closer. Rhys pressed his face into his shoulder, groaning as his grip tightened on Kellen’s body.
"Rhys?" Kellen asked carefully and he exhaled in response. He didn’t speak for another few minutes and Kellen almost called his name again.
Rhys cut him off just before that.
"The futures where he...they’ve decreased. Thank you, Kellen." Rhys murmured. Kellen jerked, surprised, before he felt his body relax. Ah. That explained his reaction. Kellen sighed, cupping the other man’s head and letting him rest against him still.
"I am glad to hear that. You let me know if you need me to yell at more people. I’m always happy to." Kellen offered and Rhys let out a bark of laughter, squeezing Kellen again.
"I just want to kiss you." Rhys mumbled. "But I just know that if I kiss you right now, I’ll want to touch you, and then I’ll want to do more." Rhys let out a wistful sigh. "Being a Captain is hard." He complained, whining and Kellen laughed.
He knew that the other man was partially serious, and also partially joking. Kellen sighed, tugging the man tighter against his shoulder.
"This will be only temporary. Until Gunther agrees to getting help, or anything else, we’ll just be carers of a sort." Kellen said. "It’s unfortunate that we don’t have many people we can ask for help in this regard, but at the same time, it’s okay." Kellen said. "We’ll get through this, and the day is almost over. We can kiss as much as we want later." Kellen promised, pressing his lips against the side of Rhys’ head.