Almost two weeks pass. Sadde still has work, even if school's out, but they and Theo hang out a bit more. No new cards appear, and Kero seems to not think that strange, so Sadde themself doesn't care. And one day Theo gets a text in the morning: Happy birthday!
Sadde's wiped his face well enough, and was following Theo out when he saw Theo's reaction so he just pops his head through the door and grins, raising his right hand in a wave.
Theo's dad decides he probably doesn't want to know any more, and just goes back downstairs.
"...well, that could have gone worse," he says, actually leaving Theo's room now that his dad isn't there to see Sadde naked.
Well, Theo's a little bit red from the embarrassment, but that's quickly fading. He looks over at Sadde, taking in the view – his dad's made it clear he's staying away; he's got time to do this – then walks over to the bathroom.
And he proceeds to kiss Sadde in the shower.
He should be! Theo is very appreciative. Look just how appreciative Theo is.
Well yes, eventually. But it is a Friday night. They have plenty of time.
Theo should be careful what he wishes for, if they spend enough time naked in each other's presence Sadde might just want to make them messy again.
Well that's fine. Theo was a little bit worried about his dad finding them, before, but since that's no longer a concern...
Is that so.
"Say, is this a thing that can only happen when I'm boy-shaped, by the way?"
"This... is not exclusively a boy-shaped thing... but it might be a boy-shaped thing more?"
Sadde wraps his arms around Theo and rests his chin on Theo's shoulder. "Eveeeeentually we're going to have to discuss the 'like' thing."
"What is there to discuss?" he wonders, his confusion slowing him down a bit more this time.
"...there's a lot to discuss! Probably the shower is not the best place to discuss it but."
"Uh, okay..." he says, looking even more confused and a bit apprehensive now.
Theo hugs him back, obviously a bit less into things than he was before, but not totally out of the mood.
Yeah, he knows it is. He's not gonna go back to random moping or anything. But the mood is a little dead.
He's still not sure what there is to discuss. He knows he likes Sadde – he thought that was pretty obvious – so what?
So they should finish showering and get more comfortable in a place without water everywhere.