Chapter song: Thunder - Lana Del Rey
Lucien didn't answer him at first. Not with the sudden rush sweeping over him. The very thing he'd longed about was actually happening right in front of him. Kenneth was asking questions. About him.
How was something so simple, so trivial, able to move him this much? Was it really because he was in love or was it because of Kenneth as a person? Just how much power did this man have over him?
"Lucien?"
Kenneth's voice broke him out of his daze. He tilted his head, watching the Anchor intently. "You should pay more attention to where you're going. What if you trip over yourself?"
"As if that would ever happen," he said flatly.
Lucien blinked. "Where does all of this confidence even come from?"
The Anchor's attention returned to the winding path. The soft rays of sun trickled through one of the gaps above the trees, shining a light over his face. Kenneth's skin glowed under its attention. "Years of training."
