Her thumb slides gently, and slowly, down his cheek as he leans into her palm.
The tightness in her throat gathers further, and it's with reluctance she lets her hand fall back down. She smiles, albeit it is devoid of amusement. "That sounds familiar," she says lightly. Only two years ago, they didn't have a great opinion of the people they were, either. They learned, in very difficult ways, to find a road of acceptance.
Maybe that's what life is. Maybe life is just that you get to do it all over again.
She falters when he does, pressing her lips together. She fights back the burning that threatens to return, nodding as she finally takes a step back, untangling herself from him. It's a step she needs to take, but it is the hardest one she has ever taken.
"I'll... get out of your way."
She mostly means she'll give him space, like he is giving her space. She bows her head, giving his hand one last squeeze, and with a heaviness she can scarcely remember feeling, she lets her hand drop, and she turns to leave.
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The tightness in her throat gathers further, and it's with reluctance she lets her hand fall back down. She smiles, albeit it is devoid of amusement. "That sounds familiar," she says lightly. Only two years ago, they didn't have a great opinion of the people they were, either. They learned, in very difficult ways, to find a road of acceptance.
Maybe that's what life is. Maybe life is just that you get to do it all over again.
She falters when he does, pressing her lips together. She fights back the burning that threatens to return, nodding as she finally takes a step back, untangling herself from him. It's a step she needs to take, but it is the hardest one she has ever taken.
"I'll... get out of your way."
She mostly means she'll give him space, like he is giving her space. She bows her head, giving his hand one last squeeze, and with a heaviness she can scarcely remember feeling, she lets her hand drop, and she turns to leave.