[ A soft intake of breath interrupted his answer, leaving its tone ambiguously open for interpretation for the moment it took him to put in order the thoughts she had just single-handedly scattered, in all the good ways. Hoping for something was so much different than hearing one's wish being spoken out loud, especially so if it was in her voice, the one he'd grown to associate with memorable evenings spent in the (relative) safety of the attic. ]
I would most likely be at a loss of words at first, but then I'd accept it as the truth, should it ever happen.
[ As though to dispel this air of fake formality that his words seemed to carry, he leaned against her in return, softly pressing his cheek against her hair. Another sigh left his throat, this time less controlled than the previous one. ]
no subject
[ A soft intake of breath interrupted his answer, leaving its tone ambiguously open for interpretation for the moment it took him to put in order the thoughts she had just single-handedly scattered, in all the good ways. Hoping for something was so much different than hearing one's wish being spoken out loud, especially so if it was in her voice, the one he'd grown to associate with memorable evenings spent in the (relative) safety of the attic. ]
I would most likely be at a loss of words at first, but then I'd accept it as the truth, should it ever happen.
[ As though to dispel this air of fake formality that his words seemed to carry, he leaned against her in return, softly pressing his cheek against her hair. Another sigh left his throat, this time less controlled than the previous one. ]
Nobody... has ever told me that before.