[ He stiffens immediately, torn between throwing her off out of impulse (what if he throws too hard, what if it's more than fire - what if it's super strength and she goes flying off the edge, plummets down below and that's more blood on his hands) and hugging back, because that human connection has always been his weakness and he craves it.
In the end he lifts one arm up and wraps it around her. Saying nothing. ]
[ she was sure this wasn't going to last more than a second, but he keeps surprising her. and it's--nice. really nice actually. makes her feel less alone the way that steph does. and that's something she's needed, being here. she's been away from the people she cares most about for a year and now she only has one person from home and--
kara relaxes into him a little, tucking her nose into the space where his neck and shoulder meet, a nearly silent sigh shuddering out of her. ]
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Date: 2018-11-03 04:27 am (UTC)In the end he lifts one arm up and wraps it around her. Saying nothing. ]
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Date: 2018-11-03 04:36 am (UTC)kara relaxes into him a little, tucking her nose into the space where his neck and shoulder meet, a nearly silent sigh shuddering out of her. ]
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Date: 2018-11-03 04:39 am (UTC)We're fine. [ is what he says, quietly. Close to apologetic as he dares get. ]
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Date: 2018-11-03 04:56 am (UTC)Thank you. [ up on her tiptoes, she brushes a quick kiss over his cheek. ] I'm glad.