"There's no one else for me. Do you understand?" Like a hero turning at the last minute, embracing his beloved instead of wandering off into the sunset to fight another day. He let the relief flood his face, show outwardly in the shining of his eyes. "There's only you. There will only ever be you. I cannot be loyal to anyone else, ever. I cannot love anyone else."

He leaned close and rested his brow against his brother's. "I am ashamed, for you are all I want. I must seem greedy to you. I must seem horrible, to want you to myself. You cannot understand how great my devotion is to you." He placed a kiss upon Ritsuka's brow. "I love you."

"If you vanish, then so do I."