Cole just lay there, silent for a long moment, holding onto Dorian and trying to get his breath back. He was hyperaware, not of his body but of Dorian, feeling warm and soft and there were aches in his body, but for a few moments, the aches in his soul were forgotten.

He answered by pushing up into a kiss, not a filthy one, just a deep, affectionate kiss where he tried to express things he didn't have words for with the kiss instead.

His fingers stroked down Dorian's spine, letting himself attune to what made Dorian feel good.