All of the sadness in Hayato's life that Ryuutaro couldn't even begin to understand... It had always left him a bit unsure. But he was him and that made it pretty obvious that he still could do a lot for Hayato. Maybe not fix everything, but make it better.

"I'll stay with you no matter what", he replied to the question, not hesitating a bit, even though making a vow for eternity wasn't easy. Then again, if not Hayato, there was nobody he wanted to stay with. Nobody was even nearly as close to him, it was just a fact.

Ryuutaro leaned in to give his boyfriend a reassuring kiss.