In the silence, Adrien's gaze wandered to the mesmerizing patterns on Val's chest - he followed each path of his glowing veins with his eyes until they disappeared under the fabric of Val's robe. Adrien outstretched one hand and touched the Fire symbol on Val's chest; its light became brighter under his fingers. Adrien's hand slowly traveled downwards - he breathed in deeply as he realized what he was doing, and that he wanted to do it. He looked up at Val's eyes, then down at the sash that held Val's robe in place, then up again. Val smiled. "Please", he whispered.