[ That reaction has K realising he could have — should have — presented his explanation better, to minimise the inadvertent implication that he expects to be used by Tech Boy in the same manner. Of everyone he's ever known, in his homeworld and now in Deerington, the god is easily the last person he'd expect to treat him that way. He doesn't offer a verbal correction, but his thoughts are as transparent as the guilt in his expression.
And the sad fact is, even if Tech Boy did want to use him, because of his programming and how he's been conditioned to think of himself, he can't be sure that he'd necessarily mind. But he remains certain that he'd like more than that with the god, more from him. Something that won't diminish or demean either of them.
Being held by the back of his neck causes him to tense, not out of discomfort, but with the conscious effort of not bowing his head to appear deferential and non-threatening. A learned response to physical aggression from humans. Not wanting to give the wrong impression (again), after a moment he deliberately bows his head — so their foreheads are touching. Close enough for Tech Boy to feel the hot exhale of breath caused by that roll of his hips, and it's followed by K's fingers dipping lower, pressing into the skin just above his hip, rubbing slow circles with his thumb. ]
I want you. [ Full stop. He's sure of that, so that's where they can begin. ] I want to be with you. And everything that might entail. I want you for more than a night, as more than a friend. Do you understand? [ He pauses. More importantly: ] Do you— want this with me?
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And the sad fact is, even if Tech Boy did want to use him, because of his programming and how he's been conditioned to think of himself, he can't be sure that he'd necessarily mind. But he remains certain that he'd like more than that with the god, more from him. Something that won't diminish or demean either of them.
Being held by the back of his neck causes him to tense, not out of discomfort, but with the conscious effort of not bowing his head to appear deferential and non-threatening. A learned response to physical aggression from humans. Not wanting to give the wrong impression (again), after a moment he deliberately bows his head — so their foreheads are touching. Close enough for Tech Boy to feel the hot exhale of breath caused by that roll of his hips, and it's followed by K's fingers dipping lower, pressing into the skin just above his hip, rubbing slow circles with his thumb. ]
I want you. [ Full stop. He's sure of that, so that's where they can begin. ] I want to be with you. And everything that might entail. I want you for more than a night, as more than a friend. Do you understand? [ He pauses. More importantly: ] Do you— want this with me?