Genesis begins leaning towards him, and Sephiroth leans in, concerned he might have lost the strength to speak loudly. (That would be rare, for Genesis.)

Thus, when Genesis reaches forward suddenly, Sephiroth is close, and their lips meet briefly. But not so briefly that Sephiroth could pretend it was an accident.

He -

He kissed him.

That closeness, that Sephiroth craved - the desire that couldn't be spoken -

Genesis kissed him.

Sephiroth, for a moment, fails to return the kiss, his eyes widening in shock.

Then, his eyes fluttering shut, he draws his hand along the far side of Genesis's jaw, turning him towards Sephiroth, pulling him in.

(This is - yes. This is forbidden. This is one of the most urgently forbidden things, perhaps the most.

Shinra owned Sephiroth's body. He was not free to dispose of it, or any parts of it, as he wished. He was certainly not permitted to give his first kiss to anyone before receiving clearance to have a relationship. And certainly not to a man. But now that Sephiroth has slipped his leash - )

Sephiroth has never kissed anyone before, but he has imagined it. And he never imagined it like this. Kneeling before Genesis Rhapsodos.