" Are you okay? Are you hurt? I—” Ash’s words were cut off by Cael’s mouth on his. It took Ash a moment to react, and it wasn’t how Dex had expected. Closing his eyes, Ash returned Cael’s kiss. At Ash’s response, Cael threw his arms around Ash’s neck, and the two kissed like nothing else in the world existed. Out "
― Charlie Cochet , Rise & Fall (THIRDS #4)