[He squeezed her hand again, the attention she gave him reassuring him, putting to rest some of his unspoken fears. He could only put up a stoic front for so long- sometimes, he just needed a sign he hadn't ruined everything yet, needed help battling the doubts that plagued him in unfamiliar situations. He knew he had to adapt, but it wasn't always easy.
He placed a kiss atop her head, rubbing his face in her hair and taking in its texture and scent.]
I love you too, Momo.
[It was still strange to find himself admitting something like that to anyone, even just to her; however, that was definitely the name for it. The undeniable urge to be with her, the way his world fell apart without her there, the fact that it was harder and harder to picture ever going back to the way things were at Sawmill, with her in the mask and the two of them uninvolved... He wanted her in every way, and was driven to have her feel the same way about him.
No, he never was going to be Engineer. He was going to be better- a better teammate, a better lover. Maybe even a better man, at times.]
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He placed a kiss atop her head, rubbing his face in her hair and taking in its texture and scent.]
I love you too, Momo.
[It was still strange to find himself admitting something like that to anyone, even just to her; however, that was definitely the name for it. The undeniable urge to be with her, the way his world fell apart without her there, the fact that it was harder and harder to picture ever going back to the way things were at Sawmill, with her in the mask and the two of them uninvolved... He wanted her in every way, and was driven to have her feel the same way about him.
No, he never was going to be Engineer. He was going to be better- a better teammate, a better lover. Maybe even a better man, at times.]
Hey. Let's do something nice tonight.