An octopus.
That was the only word Luca could think of.
At first, he couldn't even comprehend what Xavier was doing.
Still reeling from his husband's earlier words, he felt like he'd just blinked—and somehow ended up in the kind of position his good brother Ollie usually found himself in.
Xavier had wrapped himself around him completely, tangling their limbs until Luca's arms and legs clung to him instinctively, like a lifeline.
It was only after Xavier called his name softly, over and over, that Luca realized what was happening.
"Huh?"
He blinked up at him, dazed.
He'd spaced out. Completely.
But who wouldn't? Not after hearing words like that.
His heart thudded so loudly it drowned out everything else, and his thoughts were in pieces.
"What…?" he managed to whisper, still confused.
Xavier only held him tighter, his voice calm yet firm.
