[ he closes the last bit of distance between them but not to kiss her. if she wants that, she can have that but he leans forward and lets his forehead rest against hers, lets his eyes close and lets her proximity comfort and calm him.
everything up till now has been incredibly intense from the confrontation with the two looters, the subsequent torture, her revelation and his reaction and now this. they can have a damn moment to collect themselves and do whatever. the city is going to still be falling apart when they decide that they're done.
he wants to take a moment to reassure her that she's fine, she's good, he still wants to be around her no matter what and he wants to be greedy and let himself be comforted by her presence. he knows he's doing the exact thing he told himself he wouldn't when things with lorna had fallen apart but he doesn't care. he can't stop himself. ]
We're owed that.
[ after everything, they get a second or two to themselves. ]
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[ he closes the last bit of distance between them but not to kiss her. if she wants that, she can have that but he leans forward and lets his forehead rest against hers, lets his eyes close and lets her proximity comfort and calm him.
everything up till now has been incredibly intense from the confrontation with the two looters, the subsequent torture, her revelation and his reaction and now this. they can have a damn moment to collect themselves and do whatever. the city is going to still be falling apart when they decide that they're done.
he wants to take a moment to reassure her that she's fine, she's good, he still wants to be around her no matter what and he wants to be greedy and let himself be comforted by her presence. he knows he's doing the exact thing he told himself he wouldn't when things with lorna had fallen apart but he doesn't care. he can't stop himself. ]
We're owed that.
[ after everything, they get a second or two to themselves. ]