They were on ice, balancing on blades of metal, embracing. When he heard Riley, he just folded around the smaller man even more, using as much of his whole body as he could in that hug. And Riley wasn't pulling away, which helped Cheng relax even more in the small increments he did-still waiting for the other to declare that was enough.

But it never came.

The sigh was almost a whimper at that point and Cheng didn't know however much time had passed when he finally put some space between them. "Thank you." He sounded a little froggy, but he didn't look like he was going to break down anytime soon. "It has been...it's been too lond since I've been able to do that."