[ He wants to do as she says, knowing that she's right; he shouldn't start to doubt himself again because of the things she's said, but he finds he can't help it. He feels something like stress or worry trying to settle on his shoulders again, and he knows how he must look. It wasn't that long ago that he felt relaxed and the most at ease that he's been in a long time, but now he can't seem to stop himself from worrying, and that worry shows itself in frown lines on his face.
When she tilts his head to get him to look at her, he doesn't resist, even with the sudden stress he's trying to put back in its box. The look in her eyes does something to him, something he barely understands, but it feels like that look could be his undoing. She said he can undo her with just a few words, but he knows she can do the same to him with just the right look in her eyes. He's feeling that right now.
She brushes her fingers against his beard, and he instinctively leans into her touch just as he's done several times before. Her touch always comforts him, and it makes him want to seek out more of it. ]
It should be us doing this together. [ He repeats the words he just said, because he's just realized what next steps he wants to pursue. ]
I want... [ He starts to reply again, but he stops and rephrases. ] Would you want... Would you want to make this official?
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When she tilts his head to get him to look at her, he doesn't resist, even with the sudden stress he's trying to put back in its box. The look in her eyes does something to him, something he barely understands, but it feels like that look could be his undoing. She said he can undo her with just a few words, but he knows she can do the same to him with just the right look in her eyes. He's feeling that right now.
She brushes her fingers against his beard, and he instinctively leans into her touch just as he's done several times before. Her touch always comforts him, and it makes him want to seek out more of it. ]
It should be us doing this together. [ He repeats the words he just said, because he's just realized what next steps he wants to pursue. ]
I want... [ He starts to reply again, but he stops and rephrases. ] Would you want... Would you want to make this official?