But then she goes on to tease him, and he meets her forlorn look with a humorously reproachful one.
How easy it is to feel lighter with her, now that she’s here. He can’t pretend that his death never happened, or hers, and he’s not keen yet on asking her for the more concrete details of it; he doesn’t like to think of what it felt like to be pierced by so many blades in such a short time. So he kisses her.
“A good scratch,” he murmurs, dubious. He wouldn’t like to joke about what he is, but she’s always known, and she’s always loved him in spite of it. “I like your nails in my back.”
CW gross couple stuff, sfw but spare yourselves
But then she goes on to tease him, and he meets her forlorn look with a humorously reproachful one.
How easy it is to feel lighter with her, now that she’s here. He can’t pretend that his death never happened, or hers, and he’s not keen yet on asking her for the more concrete details of it; he doesn’t like to think of what it felt like to be pierced by so many blades in such a short time. So he kisses her.
“A good scratch,” he murmurs, dubious. He wouldn’t like to joke about what he is, but she’s always known, and she’s always loved him in spite of it. “I like your nails in my back.”