[ Her gaze may have been focused on the illuminations of colour, but every small touch was what truly had her attention. Were she any less disciplined, the melodist might have been tempted to succumb to the slumber such soothing motions could summon. The sensation of his lips against her skin also helped to keep her grounded in the present, and it all twined together perfectly to create an aura of serenity, one that drew a soft, content sigh from the girl.
When the sound of her true name reached her ears, Tear allowed her eyelids to fall closed so she could have a moment to linger on it. Though it was indeed her name, the number of times she has heard it in its entirety were few, and often felt like a far-off memory. Hearing it in his voice, in her dear partner's, seemed so different from when it came in the voice of the only other human to have uttered it.
With Ace, she had no reason to doubt that the feelings in it were genuine.
Opening her eyes again just as he was finishing, Tear's expression briefly clouded with confusion before settling into a small smile. ] You don't have to thank me.
[ Still, her hand sought out his, lacing their fingers together. She understood, because she had uttered the the same words all those months ago beneath the snowy white sky. ]
It's a lot, isn't it? Everything that's happened.
[ Pausing, she followed his gaze to the sky above them, cuddling closer in the process. ]
August 2nd
When the sound of her true name reached her ears, Tear allowed her eyelids to fall closed so she could have a moment to linger on it. Though it was indeed her name, the number of times she has heard it in its entirety were few, and often felt like a far-off memory. Hearing it in his voice, in her dear partner's, seemed so different from when it came in the voice of the only other human to have uttered it.
With Ace, she had no reason to doubt that the feelings in it were genuine.
Opening her eyes again just as he was finishing, Tear's expression briefly clouded with confusion before settling into a small smile. ] You don't have to thank me.
[ Still, her hand sought out his, lacing their fingers together. She understood, because she had uttered the the same words all those months ago beneath the snowy white sky. ]
It's a lot, isn't it? Everything that's happened.
[ Pausing, she followed his gaze to the sky above them, cuddling closer in the process. ]
We're still here, us two.