ryan shows up not long after that last message, matt more than happy about him coming over.
nothing really matters when ryan swings the door open to greet matt with a kiss, matts hands immediately flying up to his face to hold him close, kiss him and keep him from leaving him.
ryans hands find their way to matts waist, backing him up towards the couch while still kissing him, hardly wanting to pull away from him.
its a lot, matt thinks, its too much. he pulls away, his chest heaving with each breath he took, staring up at ryan.
"can we take it slow? i dont- i dont wanna risk everything when it barely even started." matts quiet, voice wavering. hes not going to cry, not at all, but hes still a bit caught off guard by the sudden kiss ryan met him with.
his partner, best friend -- boyfriend? -- is nodding, hands finding matts hips again but only to pull him towards the couch, sitting with him.
"yeah, of course. lets watch a movie, okay?"
matts happy, doesnt wanna ruin everything with the thoughts running through his mind -- are we dating? do you want to be my boyfriend? what are we? -- so he nods. hes silent, but thats okay.
they settle on a disney movie, one which matt dozes off halfway through, and ryan just holds him.
everything in the world is right.
