His breath catches as he sees her face tense and her eyes shine with unshed tears. It's -- that's because he loves her. He'd been so worried his feelings would be met with disgust or passing amusement, but instead she's reverent and even a little nervous. Perhaps he would feel foolish if he weren't so relieved and awed. Her hand settles over his, giving him those words again so freely, and all he can do is smile weakly at her.
Then she's kissing him again, draping over him and snuggling up, and he still can't believe how wonderful it is. And maybe it's good for him, that she's less experienced, because he has a lot to unlearn, a lot of trust in himself to rebuild. That feels surmountable for the first time in years.
"You're a fast learner," he muses, but when she adds the ways he likes to be touched, he squeezes her to him, putting a kiss on her hair. "All the ways you have," he tells her.
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Date: 2023-03-13 07:45 pm (UTC)Then she's kissing him again, draping over him and snuggling up, and he still can't believe how wonderful it is. And maybe it's good for him, that she's less experienced, because he has a lot to unlearn, a lot of trust in himself to rebuild. That feels surmountable for the first time in years.
"You're a fast learner," he muses, but when she adds the ways he likes to be touched, he squeezes her to him, putting a kiss on her hair. "All the ways you have," he tells her.