[ At the sound of the word 'freak', Elliot's eyes widened. Reaching his hand out, he paused momentarily before carefully clutching one of the other's. Elliot didn't mean it that way; Snake didn't know what they had done. ]

Listen to me, I didn't mean it like that. [ --a tighter hold on that hand before he hesitantly leaned in and placed a small kiss on a patch of scales against Snake's cheek.]

You're not a freak either, understand me? Everyone is unique and shouldn't be addressed as such a thing.