[Her eyes catch his when she finally climbs over him, and he doesn’t realize he’s bracing himself until her hand falls soft on the high point of his cheek. He feels her intent across the bond, and the intensity of his stare softens some. Even now, together like this at the height of their power, they still couldn’t seem to get this part right — the part where they stopped assuming things of one another. Maybe the bond had made it worse in giving them justification for it.
Her hand is calloused in certain spots, but it feels like coming home when it settles into his jaw, a warmth that eases every tensed muscle that had managed to build up in that short and tense moment. He leans into it, reaching up for that hand like a security blanket and letting his fingers lace with her’s. Similarly, he stays quiet. He had never been a man of many words to start with.
Maybe they’d never get it right. He can’t say he cares all that much. There were far worst things shared between them over the past years. The day he stopped believing in this thing between them would surely be his end. And with that on his mind, he turns his head just enough to press his lips to the heel of her palm — reverant, submissive, and understanding.]
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Her hand is calloused in certain spots, but it feels like coming home when it settles into his jaw, a warmth that eases every tensed muscle that had managed to build up in that short and tense moment. He leans into it, reaching up for that hand like a security blanket and letting his fingers lace with her’s. Similarly, he stays quiet. He had never been a man of many words to start with.
Maybe they’d never get it right. He can’t say he cares all that much. There were far worst things shared between them over the past years. The day he stopped believing in this thing between them would surely be his end. And with that on his mind, he turns his head just enough to press his lips to the heel of her palm — reverant, submissive, and understanding.]