( his muscles remain locked, coiled with suppressed motion, but he forces himself to be still and doesn't fight her.
a wave of emotion breaks over him: intense, overwhelming. blood roars in his ears and the monster, with its rage and its hunger, is swept away.
when he returns to himself it's an unknowable amount of time later. his nose is pressed against rey's hairline, breath bursting against the skin in hard exhales. the pain has begun to settle, finally. a soft simmer of feeling that would prickle the hairs on his arms and neck if there were any.
because he is still a monster. still something sharply inhuman, but he's also ben. )
So...rry.
( it's difficult to be sure what he's apologizing for. there is so much, after all. )
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a wave of emotion breaks over him: intense, overwhelming. blood roars in his ears and the monster, with its rage and its hunger, is swept away.
when he returns to himself it's an unknowable amount of time later. his nose is pressed against rey's hairline, breath bursting against the skin in hard exhales. the pain has begun to settle, finally. a soft simmer of feeling that would prickle the hairs on his arms and neck if there were any.
because he is still a monster. still something sharply inhuman, but he's also ben. )
So...rry.
( it's difficult to be sure what he's apologizing for. there is so much, after all. )