the light kiss to her nose has her smiling all over again. ]
Suppose it must have snuck on me just as well.
[ quietly. slowly. with every smile and laugh they'd exchanged, with each kindness he'd shown her and the continued effort he'd put into helping her feel less— alone. with vasquez there, her house had felt so much less empty, less like this yawning, expectant void that served to consistently remind her of everything she'd lost to bogue. ]
This mean there won't be more talk of you leavin' for my own good now?
[ she runs her fingers through his hair where she'd been gently holding onto him, just taking the opportunity to feel him out, to find those unfamiliarities where he differed from what she knew, what she'd experienced before. ]
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the light kiss to her nose has her smiling all over again. ]
Suppose it must have snuck on me just as well.
[ quietly. slowly. with every smile and laugh they'd exchanged, with each kindness he'd shown her and the continued effort he'd put into helping her feel less— alone. with vasquez there, her house had felt so much less empty, less like this yawning, expectant void that served to consistently remind her of everything she'd lost to bogue. ]
This mean there won't be more talk of you leavin' for my own good now?
[ she runs her fingers through his hair where she'd been gently holding onto him, just taking the opportunity to feel him out, to find those unfamiliarities where he differed from what she knew, what she'd experienced before. ]