<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">Lucian was intrigued when Alexi said he had something to show him. It was rare that he took initiative when it came to ‘them’. He became confused for a second when he saw Alexi close his eyes, and then he felt it. It started as a trickle at first, a small glow coming over their connection. But as he became aware of it, it quickly grew. All of Alexi’s feelings flooded over their connection, showing him as well as Alexi could his deepest feelings about Lucian. His love, his nervousness, and one he didn’t think he would feel, his shame. It shocked Lucian, to know that he caused all of those feelings in Alexi. He decided that the best thing to do in response was to open up the floodgates going the other direction. He took his feeling for Alexi and sent them down the connection. His excitement when he was around. His love for every part of him. The tingly feeling he got every time they kissed, or even just cuddled close. And, most importantly, he sent understanding. He had always known Alexi as new to this, and he was fine with that. Lucian wanted Alexi to choose to go forward because it was what he wanted, not because he thought it was what Lucian wanted.</span>