Nerve.

I'm sorry.

That's all he needed. An earnest apology after a week and some change's worth of turmoil. He felt a bit of a weight lift off of him. Cairo was learning, and hopefully this lesson would stick.

"It's... fine, I guess." He said softly after his explanation. When Cairo tried to comfort him, the rigidity of his body wasn't having much of it. So now here they were, face to face, each with a whole new perspective for the other. Take two, action.

"Having emotions for someone is complicated. Trust me, I know. Even I knew it was... weird to get feelings for someone after a drunken night of hookup sex." He admired, moving his arms from a self-hug to having one hand anxiously hold the other arm. "I'm.... sorry, too. I shouldn't have made a scene twice in a row. And for lying. Cairo, I... I really do get jealous."

He inhaled from his lips softly, like a reverse sigh. He needed to catch a breath, to process everything with a clear head. "Look... I don't know how it works. How your sense of affection works. But I guess that's what makes us unique from each other. I'm willing to learn, though." He assured. "I... I have feelings too. Obviously. And I just can't shake you off. I can't. You really did make me feel like something special that night, in a way I hadn't felt before. So... So if I need to share you, I will. Just..."

"Cairo, what are we?"​

Cairo really was learning quickly. He still seemed to be beating himself up for everything that has happened. Though Jericho didn’t want him to do this anymore, he saw that it he was truly realizing what had went wrong. Sure, Jericho also had his moments, but Cairo had forgiven him. It was time he did the same back, now that they better understood each other.

"Yeah." He said softly, in regards for developing feelings for him. "I understand now, though. The past is the past."
All he could do now was move forward.

"Cairo, I really don’t mind if I do. I get it. Just… Let me know what’s up, okay?" He asked calmly. If Cairo wanted to be with other people, that was fine. As long as Jericho could get some of his affection, that would be more than enough. At least he wouldn’t be alone, and in the dark of what was the truth.

And the truth of him?

"Boyfriends..?" He was quiet for a moment. He milled with the word around his mind. Could they be this? After all they’ve been through? It was decided. "I’d… I think I’d like that. Just promise me…" He looked up, a soft smirk on his face. "Promise to be honest, and I’ll be the same."​

While Jericho was mad beforehand, he honestly wasn't one to hold deep grudges. Even if he didn't come across Cairo, the situation would be mended eventually in his mind. Luckily though, he did obtain closure, as also a boyfriend. While the two weren't perfect, at least they now had the opportunity to grow together. That's what relationships were all about.

"Really, it's okay. I mean like I said, I was lucky that anything had come out of our encounter. I haven't really done a hookup before. So yeah, it was rocky at first, but I'm glad things worked out." He muttered, not needing to speak up louder due to how close they were. He felt his cheek heat up and subsequently turn light pink when Cairo's hand was placed on it. It made him realize that he needed to shave now that he felt motivated to get back to himself. Especially now that he had someone he felt the need to impress.

Jericho's hand raised to place itself over Cairo's while it held itself on his own cheek. "Don't worry about it. I've made my mistakes too. I know I'm half angel, but I'm sure as hell not perfect." Jericho chuckled in attempts to further lighten his mood. But... there was some seriousness he needed to get off his chest.

He set down the guitar case once more, moving Cairo's hand from his cheek so the he could lightly hold both of his hands in front of him. "Just... know that I'm here if you need me. I'm always up for a date, or just a talk." Main partner or not, Jericho was just happy to have someone. With that, he slowly leaned in, closing his eyes to gently kiss him. Softly, ghosting his lips with his. As soon as the moment started though, it faded once he leaned back a few seconds later.

"So, I'm hoping I'm not keeping you from anything today. I know you're a pretty busy guy, after all." Jericho stated with a small smirk. Almost as if hoping he wasn't.​

He felt himself heat up as the gap between them closed. Despite the chilly mist looming over the grey-blue ocean, he still couldn't find the need to shiver. He had his source of warmth, both for his body and his heart. Cairo's flattery and gentle touch only served to fuel this flame. Jericho wasn't the celestial being that his father's lineage would have made him out to be. But with Cairo, he felt really close.

"Well, I'm honored." Jericho whispered to him softly. They were truly alone, and he wanted to savor this moment. Wisely, of course. They were boyfriends now, but that didn't mean there still wasn't something to learn from each other.

"Hmm... Well, if you're not doing anything, I'd like to spend more time with you. There's a lot of things I don't know about you yet. And there's stuff you don't know about me. So..." He trailed off, only to give him a small forehead kiss between breaks aboard his train of thought.

"We could go back to my dorm. Or around the town. You pick. Whatever you want." He smiled an almost devious grin, chuckling a bit as he shifted his wings behind him. "A little bonus you get with dating me is a personal chauffeur. That is, unless you're afraid of heights."​

It was decided. They were to spend some quality time with each other, to pick apart the mind of their new partner. In a sense, Jericho was worried. Were they going too fast? Did he forgive him too quickly? Would this just crash and burn? Jericho didn't know, and honestly he didn't want to ask. Right now, he wanted to live in the moment. They were dating, they were a real couple.

Besides, worrying is for old people.

So Jericho would throw caution to the wind as he prepared to thrust themselves towards the sky. "My dorm it is." He agreed, and chuckled lightly as the hat was placed on his head. "Hmhm, you came prepared." He teased, knowing all this was a set of events that derived from coincidence. "Thanks Cairo." He smiled brighter once his nose was kissed. He was finally able to get rid of the burden that was keeping him grounded. No use being earthbound anymore.

"Well in that case, you better hold on tight!" In almost a flurry of motion, Jericho moved his guitar to strap his guitar case to the very side of his back. He kissed Cairo once more before gesturing to jump on his back, in a piggyback-style position. "I don't think I have to remind you, but as the captain of this flight, keep your arms and legs inside the.. Er, Nephilim." Awkward jokes aside, he crouched a bit, before taking a launching lift-off from the ground. In just moments, he was hoisting themselves up by the strength of his wings nearly a quarter mile in the air. The motion was soon changed to a steady soar, as the skyline of the city and the academy in the distance came into a birds-eye view. The fog was lifting, and the bright lights of the city below were sparkling almost like stars.

"I haven't lost you yet, have I?" He asked lightly, raising a brow. "Oh and, if you have to puke, please don't do it on me."​