Checkered Hearts
But Arthur walked around the table, stopped beside Cyrus's chair, looked down with an expression that was all risk, no calculation.
"Kiss me," he said. "Here. Where it's safe. So I know what I'm choosing."
Cyrus stood. He was taller than Arthur by two inches, close enough to smell the soap he'd used, the faint residue of hospital antiseptic that clung to them both. He reached up, cupped Arthur's jaw in his hand, felt the pulse racing beneath the skin.
"Data collection," he murmured, and kissed him.