[ at least she laughs at his awkwardness. he feels like such an idiot, but hey, it made her giggle, and it's such a sweet sound. it's hard to feel like shit after that. ]
Our hair tangled together, huh? That would be something.
[okay, so this is... a thing. they're still laying here together, arms around each other like this is normal. like this is okay. and then when she says that, like an open invitation for more of this, he realizes this isn't a fluke. she doesn't feel like this is a mistake.
she doesn't despise the thought of being close to him, and he knows it's his own insurmountable gilt that's keeping a distance between them, but... if she feels comforted by this and she's okay with it, maybe it can just be... okay.
now that he's gotten some sleep, he feels a little more level headed about it all. he still doesn't think he can forgive himself for any of it, not ever. but they're here now. ]
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Our hair tangled together, huh? That would be something.
[okay, so this is... a thing. they're still laying here together, arms around each other like this is normal. like this is okay. and then when she says that, like an open invitation for more of this, he realizes this isn't a fluke. she doesn't feel like this is a mistake.
she doesn't despise the thought of being close to him, and he knows it's his own insurmountable gilt that's keeping a distance between them, but... if she feels comforted by this and she's okay with it, maybe it can just be... okay.
now that he's gotten some sleep, he feels a little more level headed about it all. he still doesn't think he can forgive himself for any of it, not ever. but they're here now. ]
Just like this?