[ Caleb has only ever called one person that in his time in this city. Not even his first dominant who had expected so much of their relationship, and not Eliot who had been a best friends with benefits but he'd known who Eliot truly loved. So to say that word to someone who has been through so much with him means a lot to Caleb.

He smiles when Chris agrees to it, liking the soft intimacy of being this close, the lights around them and his mouth just tenderly brushing against the other's in that small gesture of pleased happiness with this moment. ]

Oh I'm definitely okay with it. And I'm okay with you just being you. I meant it when I said nothing changes in who we are. Just maybe in the small ways I show how much I love you.

[ When his lips brush against Chris' it is soft and delicate. Not rushing, not demanding, but no less heated for that. Lingering there a moment before his lips part, a silent invitation as his move to caress the lines of Chris' back, running over his skin as if discovering him for the first time once more. ]