Ivan felt the former's presence cutting every wall he tried to build around him. He gulped audibly looking at Augustus cutting the distance between their faces and halted mere inches away. Looking at his paced-up heartbeats, and uneven breathing, He could feel how much Ivan looked affected by their closeness.
"Have you never liked me? The time when we were together"
Ivan felt it difficult to utter any words. The former's hot breathing lingered on his face.
"Don't you think we are destined to be together? That there is something unfinished in the past and that's why we are together again."
Ivan's eyes flickered because of the former's impact on him. Augustus picked his hand, holding it in his palm. "Tell me, had you never felt anything for me, Isa?"