[ He doesn't realise how afraid he was that she might end up turning him down until she doesn't, until those words are being offered into the small space between them, undeniable, giving him something to hold on to in hope when he sees that tender light in her eyes. They're not words he's fully used to yet; even Kate and Abe and the others had never been in a position to offer him more than friendship through the hard times, a place where he could be when they didn't have any place at all.
It means a lot, that she offers it without even thinking that much. Enough to make his breath catch, so he has to release it in a low exhale. ]
Yeah? [ He lifts his hand back to push back her hair, settling in a curve around her head for a moment, his gaze locked on hers and his heart full of something he can't define. ] You wouldn't get sick of having a big lug like me around?
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It means a lot, that she offers it without even thinking that much. Enough to make his breath catch, so he has to release it in a low exhale. ]
Yeah? [ He lifts his hand back to push back her hair, settling in a curve around her head for a moment, his gaze locked on hers and his heart full of something he can't define. ] You wouldn't get sick of having a big lug like me around?