The unexpectedness of his smile - sincerity making itself know when she'd been unprepared to look because she was so worried and distracted by everything else. She's overwhelmed, caught unawares by its fragile brilliance. Yet this is what she had been seeking last time. Not... this exact expression, she hadn't ever imagined this one. She should be satisfied to have found it. She wants to keep it safe and secret, forever.
(But they don't have forever.)
Her chest tight, she smiles up at him, something tender and sad settling between them. Softly, almost melancholic, she echoes words he's said to her once before: ]
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The unexpectedness of his smile - sincerity making itself know when she'd been unprepared to look because she was so worried and distracted by everything else. She's overwhelmed, caught unawares by its fragile brilliance. Yet this is what she had been seeking last time. Not... this exact expression, she hadn't ever imagined this one. She should be satisfied to have found it. She wants to keep it safe and secret, forever.
(But they don't have forever.)
Her chest tight, she smiles up at him, something tender and sad settling between them. Softly, almost melancholic, she echoes words he's said to her once before: ]
How could I say no?