He knew. Of course he knew. All the time together, all the connections, all of the searching for his own desires in her, well, it was hard not to know.
Hearing it, however, changed something. He couldn't tell what, but it made the idea more powerful. More real and solid and there. No future tense to her words, only the present and the now."
He took a breath. "And I w-want you."
It had been so long, so very, very long since he'd uttered those words to anyone, he was almost unsure of his own ability to say them. To express affection (love?). He leaned forward, then, pressing his mouth to hers, as a demonstration of his renewed abilities.
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Date: 2007-05-27 06:32 am (UTC)Hearing it, however, changed something. He couldn't tell what, but it made the idea more powerful. More real and solid and there. No future tense to her words, only the present and the now."
He took a breath. "And I w-want you."
It had been so long, so very, very long since he'd uttered those words to anyone, he was almost unsure of his own ability to say them. To express affection (love?). He leaned forward, then, pressing his mouth to hers, as a demonstration of his renewed abilities.