( Neither of them have known much in the way of gentleness. At some point, her subconscious had decided to try and take a moment every day to show him a kindness, which is easy to do in the literal sense. But also in the physical, little demonstrations of affection which, admittedly, typically occur at home.
Not so now, and she finds both doing so—and his reaction to it absolutely worth it. Also, charming. Her cheeks flush, lips parted as he returns the favour. The tip of her thumb draws gently across the scars on the hand she holds, and she's keen to stand there and smile like an idiot and forget they're imprisoned by a spell for just a moment.
—and then he pulls her up, lifting her, and she leans in to return his kiss, a soft sigh leaving her now. All she wants it him, pressed up against their door. Thinking of that has her surging up in his grasp, arms wound tight around his body to brace herself. Her teeth nip at his lower lip, and she murmurs a breathless endearment in Valyrian. She's fallen, become lost in him, and she neither knows nor cares if others see. The taste of him is heavy and raw and delicious on her tongue, and she can't get enough. )
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Not so now, and she finds both doing so—and his reaction to it absolutely worth it. Also, charming. Her cheeks flush, lips parted as he returns the favour. The tip of her thumb draws gently across the scars on the hand she holds, and she's keen to stand there and smile like an idiot and forget they're imprisoned by a spell for just a moment.
—and then he pulls her up, lifting her, and she leans in to return his kiss, a soft sigh leaving her now. All she wants it him, pressed up against their door. Thinking of that has her surging up in his grasp, arms wound tight around his body to brace herself. Her teeth nip at his lower lip, and she murmurs a breathless endearment in Valyrian. She's fallen, become lost in him, and she neither knows nor cares if others see. The taste of him is heavy and raw and delicious on her tongue, and she can't get enough. )