“Oh, that IS good to know,” she bites her lip at the swirl of thoughts that tag along with the idea.
She hums a long, softly drawn out note and shakes her head. “No… not today,” she denies her, a little pout crossing her face at the way it makes the features in Kate’s face shift, something confused and curious at once. “But I will tell you… one day.”
“Do not worry,” she smiles softly up at her. “It’s not bad… I promise.” she lets her finger slo o w ly wind a strand of dark curl around her finger. “Why can’t we just be this…? And only this…” the smile on her lips is weak and watery, barely held in place on her face before she feels all of her features crumble under the weight of—
Whatever this is. This golden, bright thing Yelena is terrified to name.
“You have to stay…” she murmurs softly, her thumb sliding gently across the high arch of Kate’s cheek. “Please… say you will stay… here, with me…
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Date: 2023-06-08 08:47 pm (UTC)She hums a long, softly drawn out note and shakes her head. “No… not today,” she denies her, a little pout crossing her face at the way it makes the features in Kate’s face shift, something confused and curious at once. “But I will tell you… one day.”
“Do not worry,” she smiles softly up at her. “It’s not bad… I promise.” she lets her finger slo o w ly wind a strand of dark curl around her finger. “Why can’t we just be this…? And only this…” the smile on her lips is weak and watery, barely held in place on her face before she feels all of her features crumble under the weight of—
Whatever this is.
This golden, bright thing Yelena is terrified to name.
“You have to stay…” she murmurs softly, her thumb sliding gently across the high arch of Kate’s cheek. “Please… say you will stay… here, with me…