[ That kiss has his eyes closing as Claude works to commit it to memory when that's what he'll have once they leave the Horizon - this one along with the rest with no knowledge of how long it might be until they won't have to rely on meeting like this alone.

It's another comfort, a small one, to hear at least he hasn't been the only one also quietly thinking the same thoughts Sylvain says aloud now in confirmation to his own. ]

You'd think that with everything that's happened we would've learned to predict the unpredictable by now with considerable accuracy.

[ It doesn't quite hit the testing mark of lightness Claude had been going for, half-heartedly as he was trying for it in the first place. Rather than attempting to salvage it like he'd be tempted to do (or would already be doing) any other time, Claude pulls back enough to look at Sylvain. ]

But we're still here through it all, aren't we? [ Said while placing a hand on the other man's face to cradle it while running a thumb along his cheek. ] And we'll do whatever we can get home to the one we've made here.