Eichel watches carefully, letting it unfold as naturally as it can for now.

So it's with normal bearing that Heine shakes his head slightly in response. Despite the comforting lightness in his chest, Heine hasn't forgotten his own wants. He wants someone close. He'd just been afraid for a long time, but in this moment he worries about nothing. Careful, gentle, he touches Jade's shoulder.

Tell him you want him. "I want you." And then Heine hesitates for a moment, before Eichel's quiet urging pushes him along. Heine leans forward and kisses him, more softly than before. Everything is easier when he isn't second-guessing himself at every moment, when no judging, cruel voice from the past whispers worst-case consequences at every turn.

It's just Eichel's voice, now, leading him to an even worse result.