It made his heart pound, aching, but it was a good kind of ache. He was an idiot, but this- he never even dreamed—

“I thought you were in love with someone else,” he whispered. “This whole time, I thought I- I didn’t want to get in the way, didn’t want to ruin whatever happiness you wanted— Finn, I’ve always been interested in you. If you had any idea how much I’ve always wanted to do this...”

He trailed off, eyes glancing back down to Finn’s lips, and then leaned in to take a slow, longing kiss.