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    "Haruka," Sakae hums, "I love you; I'll wait as long as it takes."
    Haruka's breath catches. He wants to continue, asking 'what if it never happens?' but he's stuck on Sakae's other words. To the best of his knowledge, this is only the second time in his life anyone has said "I love you" to him, and for his own part, he's never said the words out loud himself.
    "You... I--" Haruka starts, stumbling over his thoughts as they break through like a dam, an awful urge to cry still held back by a lifetime of conditioning, but Sakae interjects softly.
    "You don't have to say it back," he says. Haruka's brow furrows.
    "But I do, I just..." saying it is hard, even if he means it entirely. Because he does, he loves Sakae, "I'm sorry I always need time..."
    Sakae's hand comes to rest on Haruka's face, and he presses a ghost of a kiss to his nose.
    "I'm not going anywhere."

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    Or:

    Sakura approaches milestones in his relationship at a slower pace.

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