[Asher moves with so little warning that Jin can't help but to blink stupidly as he sits up, fingers loose in Asher's hand.]

Well, yeah. What, did you think I really believed you were gonna break up with me over Beyonce?

[He smiles, sheepish, and his gaze is warm as the fervor in Asher's eyes speaks volumes far louder than the words that've left his lips. And Jin remembers the worse Asher speaks of-- he hadn't deserved the forgiveness, it was true,
but--]

I love you. That means I don't stop loving you when you say stuff you don't really mean... because I know you'd still love me if I did the same.

[He's nearly dumbstruck by the weight of his own words: since when did he know that? Since when was he wise enough to really, in his heart, believe in it? Jin squeezes Asher's hand, his mind skimming across all these months together, over all of the petty arguments and offenses-- and, truly, he can't remember most of them.]

You're that important to me too.