[ there's an instinct of understanding when she reaches for his hand, when the motion draws his eyes briefly away from her face to stare down towards that tethered connection of her fingers upon his. it's impossible for him to not see it, to know there's some lingering presence of hurt in a woman — though he imagines there's little to question of it here, when there's a burn across her neck suggesting the kind of cruelty that no living soul should have to face.
when he lifts his eyes again, she's already working to redirect their attention — the pants — even as his eyes fall back upon that lasting injury, marred upon soft skin. the pants are hardly a priority, even if he has to sit there in his boxers all night just to take the time to tend to her more significant wound, wanting to soothe it away even if he can't for whatever hurt sits in her heart.
but he smiles for her, because he knows she needs it, a gentle upturn of his lips, soft with intended reassurance. though he doesn't reach to touch the mark, he does bring in the hover of his other hand, still lingering at her hair, to graze a gentle caress with his thumb to the bottom of her cheek. ]
Okay. [ he speaks it with no question, if it's what she wants, even if the intention is still there in his eyes, the offer to help her. ] Only because you shouldn't have to have such an indecent view for too long, yeah?
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when he lifts his eyes again, she's already working to redirect their attention — the pants — even as his eyes fall back upon that lasting injury, marred upon soft skin. the pants are hardly a priority, even if he has to sit there in his boxers all night just to take the time to tend to her more significant wound, wanting to soothe it away even if he can't for whatever hurt sits in her heart.
but he smiles for her, because he knows she needs it, a gentle upturn of his lips, soft with intended reassurance. though he doesn't reach to touch the mark, he does bring in the hover of his other hand, still lingering at her hair, to graze a gentle caress with his thumb to the bottom of her cheek. ]
Okay. [ he speaks it with no question, if it's what she wants, even if the intention is still there in his eyes, the offer to help her. ] Only because you shouldn't have to have such an indecent view for too long, yeah?