[The moment she feels his arms start to loosen she clutches him close, a little more desperately than she'd meant to, but she didn't want to be alone. Not right now. Heart pounding at the idea alone, she shook her head. Anything but that. So she gently cups his jaw, keeping him close enough that she can kiss his cheek.]
No, no, it's not you, you're fine. You're wonderful.
[When he turns her there's a moment where it's easy to see the nervous flush to her face, the way her gaze immediately drops to hide her moment of weakness from him though it's easy to see how young she looks in that moment. The fear of a hunted thing whose sense of safety has been torn away too many times haunting her even when she thought she was free of that feeling. So when he holds her she clings to him like a lifeline, hugging him tighter than she means to, soaking up the feeling of him holding her.]
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I didn't want you here. I'd love it if you stayed. I really want you to stay, if you'd like to.
[No, she wanted to be greedy. To soak up this warmth as long as she could. As long as he'd let her.]
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send help she's not used to having to deal with her ACTUAL feelings
Date: 2024-01-12 11:55 pm (UTC)No, no, it's not you, you're fine. You're wonderful.
[When he turns her there's a moment where it's easy to see the nervous flush to her face, the way her gaze immediately drops to hide her moment of weakness from him though it's easy to see how young she looks in that moment. The fear of a hunted thing whose sense of safety has been torn away too many times haunting her even when she thought she was free of that feeling. So when he holds her she clings to him like a lifeline, hugging him tighter than she means to, soaking up the feeling of him holding her.]
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I didn't want you here. I'd love it if you stayed. I really want you to stay, if you'd like to.
[No, she wanted to be greedy. To soak up this warmth as long as she could. As long as he'd let her.]