[ he doesn't know what he's asking, what he's implying, besides the obvious — it isn't safe for her here, floors away. he can't protect her, no matter what precautions or steps they take. she needs to be near him, where he can know she's all right, where they can be closer than this.
it isn't until she defines it in such plain terms that he realizes what else his professions might mean to her.
his eyes close, the slight wince of his features involuntary and for his own directness, for the toil he feels at the implication. (it's important to her.) he looks away, to the floor, and worries his lips. he considers: is he?
does that answer matter, if what he wants and what he needs are the same?
he looks back to her, decision in his eyes. ] Yes. [ if that's what she wants. if she wants a compromise, he could want that too. ]
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it isn't until she defines it in such plain terms that he realizes what else his professions might mean to her.
his eyes close, the slight wince of his features involuntary and for his own directness, for the toil he feels at the implication. (it's important to her.) he looks away, to the floor, and worries his lips. he considers: is he?
does that answer matter, if what he wants and what he needs are the same?
he looks back to her, decision in his eyes. ] Yes. [ if that's what she wants. if she wants a compromise, he could want that too. ]