She steps in for a hug and it's instinct over thought to wrap her tightly in his arms. Hadn't they used to simply brush the air near each other without touching? A respect for both of their issues with too much contact...and yet now they had this. Now this kept the pieces together even as they threatened to shake apart again.
They had this, even now...even after all of it. Couldn't that be enough?
It could be enough for now. For this moment. In the next moment...they could figure something else out.
Chris buries his face into her neck and hair, the scent of her its own balm even for all the complicated and torn emotions he still can't settle. Maybe he never would, a wound he could carry all his own for having given one to her.
"I love you." It's only for her and the wind, but it needs saying. He hadn't responded to her words before, but he needed to now, for both fo their sakes.
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They had this, even now...even after all of it.
Couldn't that be enough?
It could be enough for now. For this moment. In the next moment...they could figure something else out.
Chris buries his face into her neck and hair, the scent of her its own balm even for all the complicated and torn emotions he still can't settle. Maybe he never would, a wound he could carry all his own for having given one to her.
"I love you." It's only for her and the wind, but it needs saying. He hadn't responded to her words before, but he needed to now, for both fo their sakes.