Upon receiving the kiss, he closes his eyes and hums, holding onto Dan. He reciprocates slowly and tenderly, wanting to give sweetness even if he's rotten inside and out. How strange that for now, just for now, he is not second guessing himself. He knows that he doesn't mean any harm and just wants to experience connection because it's something he genuinely enjoys. He wonders if Dan knows it, and how he feels about it.

It's not a secret that Dan is self destructive, that he finds solace in reckless activities to get something temporary to excite him or numb him just as long as it distracts him. He doesn't care about guarding himself from pain, which makes Price wonder if Dan is actively asking to be hurt. He doesn't mind complying, but he wishes Dan - or anyone, really - could see that just because he was tasked with breaking people it doesn't mean that he is not capable of fixing them and helping them, he wishes Dan could confirm his almost delusional idea that he is capable of doing things right, of doing 'good'.


He slowly starts reciprocating more intensely. Not sloppily, but somehow desperately, with Dan holding him like that the arousal is starting to become more than a fleeting thought. He suspects that Dan will regret this soon and that the possibilty of regretting it is exactly what's fueling him. Which is exciting, but he wishes he could aspire to be more than someone's mistake.