Who needed coffee? Ray was pretty damn sure he could give up caffeine for the rest of his life and just wake up to this every morning instead. It made him feel more awake, more alive, than anything in a cup ever could.

Eyelids fluttering shut, he took a slow, deep breath, taking in the smell of Asher. "I think I've found something I want more," he admitted, moving his head a little to brush the tip of his nose feather-light over Asher's cheek. While there was a part of him freaking out that this was a guy, there was a much bigger part that told the former to shut the hell up. Ray could just tell he had something good here, something real, and nobody, not even himself, was going to take that away from him.

"Need more," he added, gasping quietly when his lips grazed the corner of Asher's mouth.