[ She leans in, their foreheads touching, and it's an exquisite form of torture, holding himself back. Because it doesn't matter how much he wants it - how much his body is screaming at him that he needs it - he couldn't do that to Gunny. No matter how much he wanted it, it didn't give him any right to--
Then her lips touch his with a softness he would have thought impossible, from her. Despite everything, it hits him like a comet out of nowhere, and he freezes, not actually able to process the step she took while he was arguing with himself. It took a second for his heart to restart, and then that coiled taut energy in his spine suddenly released, a wave of utter relief washing over him. It was just long enough that maybe she started pulling back, before he pressed back into the kiss, eyes sliding shut as he let himself have this, even if just for a moment. Even if just long enough for her to come to her senses. He raised his free hand, fingers resting on her chin with a feather light touch as his lips parted against hers. ]
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Then her lips touch his with a softness he would have thought impossible, from her. Despite everything, it hits him like a comet out of nowhere, and he freezes, not actually able to process the step she took while he was arguing with himself. It took a second for his heart to restart, and then that coiled taut energy in his spine suddenly released, a wave of utter relief washing over him. It was just long enough that maybe she started pulling back, before he pressed back into the kiss, eyes sliding shut as he let himself have this, even if just for a moment. Even if just long enough for her to come to her senses. He raised his free hand, fingers resting on her chin with a feather light touch as his lips parted against hers. ]