[ Viktor has had so much love to give and never the right person to lavish it upon. He never considered himself romantic, nor even all that interested in love to begin with. Perhaps it was a subconscious awareness that he was waiting for his soulmate, that there was no use trying with anyone other than Jayce. How could another compare to the man he shared another life with? The one that made him see color and feel like starlight ran in his veins? At times, Viktor feels like he can't even begin to return the love he feels tenfold when he's with Jayce, wrapped up in his care and passion.

Smiling at how gently fingers run across his face, reverent, he leans in to kiss at the wetness in the corners of Jayce's eyes. ] You already have, Jayce. Even when I was foolishly pining for you, every second was better than all the years before.