The crack in his voice forced Adrien to lift his gaze and look at him -- at the overflowing shimmer in his black eyes. "It does matter", Val repeated, his voice now wet and tearful. "There is something I want as well... I want to hear those words again -- to carve them into myself, where they will fit perfectly... over the same ones that I've been hiding... That I have no longer reason to hide. Adrien... I love you too".