[She falters, a bit, because this part - the admittance part - isn't easy. It's not the actual want itself, or even the being blunt, because she's been blunt her whole life even at the expense of her own suffering, on some occasions.
But she didn't think she'd ever end up in this position again. Eudio has been easy on her, tolerant with her tall walls and her bravado. She has met people willing to turn a blind eye to that, and still infuse her existence with some warmth and passion that didn't come from an explosion.
This, though, this whole sitting slumped like it's a defensive mechanism, the words a cluster in her mouth, this part she could've swallowed down for a long time. But instead, she chooses to say it, albeit in a rushed whisper and looking at her knees.]
I kind of wish you would. [She looks at him from the corners of her eyes.] Kiss me, I mean. [A beat, her pulse feels like it's trying to hammer something behind her ribs, build something. Worst case scenario, same as the last time, he'll gently pull back and they'll go back to what they are now.
But something in Raven rebels, and maybe it has to do with today, and with her working, healthy leg, but she doesn't want this to be another thing they don't talk about. She looks at him, aware that this is her at her most vulnerable and still charging headfirst.] I really want to kiss you. I keep wanting to.
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But she didn't think she'd ever end up in this position again. Eudio has been easy on her, tolerant with her tall walls and her bravado. She has met people willing to turn a blind eye to that, and still infuse her existence with some warmth and passion that didn't come from an explosion.
This, though, this whole sitting slumped like it's a defensive mechanism, the words a cluster in her mouth, this part she could've swallowed down for a long time. But instead, she chooses to say it, albeit in a rushed whisper and looking at her knees.]
I kind of wish you would. [She looks at him from the corners of her eyes.] Kiss me, I mean. [A beat, her pulse feels like it's trying to hammer something behind her ribs, build something. Worst case scenario, same as the last time, he'll gently pull back and they'll go back to what they are now.
But something in Raven rebels, and maybe it has to do with today, and with her working, healthy leg, but she doesn't want this to be another thing they don't talk about. She looks at him, aware that this is her at her most vulnerable and still charging headfirst.] I really want to kiss you. I keep wanting to.