[ he's not sure what he expected her to say or do -- but still, she catches him by surprise. kara is amazing. kitty is amazing. he's just...him. that she would place him at their level - somehow, despite everything they've just shared - makes him smile through his tears.
he gently places his own hand on hers, stroking it with his thumb. ]
Actually, he made that slinky.
[ he's not sure that's an appropriate change of subject - but he would give anything about now to make her smile again, if only just a little bit. there has to be hope, hope that they can get through this, or there will be nothing to save him from the bomb that ticks away in his head. if he can't help kitty - he'll surely go mad. ]
[He doesn't just get a smile he gets a soft, surprised laugh. It's a little akward and shaky after the tears, but it feels good after everything.] You made me a slinky?
You're...[Well, she's not going to say "crazy" even affectionately after his confession.] the best boyfriend. [Yes, she just said that and it scares her even now after all this that they've shared to test that out both with his reaction and her own.]
[ all those pieces of his heart that shattered feel like they've been hit by a wave of warmth. it has been a long time since he was anyone's boyfriend, and it has never been someone he connected with on so many levels. ]
Is it weird to be really happy about being abducted? [ also avoiding the word 'crazy'. it's just a little too soon, he'll get back to it at a less emotional time.
[She kisses back and then stays close resting her head on his shoulder as she snuggles in closer.] Not for me. [Of course because she's dead otherwise, but also because of moments like this. Of connection and bonding and affection and intimacy. Moments she never thought she'd have again when she woke up in that prison.]
[ he holds her, caressing her arm. they've gone through an entire amusement park worth of emotional loops today to finally get to a place that's good - or at least, he hopes it is. not wanting to spoil it, he just sits there quietly, enjoying the closeness, and trying to focus on hope: it's not all gone, not while they're both still here. ]
[It's definitely a better place. She feels more accepted than she ever could have without telling him those things and she hopes he does too. And now she just wants to stay here like this—quiet, secure, warm. She'll need to go or just watch him work eventually since the masquerade is on their heels, but not just yet. Not this minute. This minute is theirs.]
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he gently places his own hand on hers, stroking it with his thumb. ]
Actually, he made that slinky.
[ he's not sure that's an appropriate change of subject - but he would give anything about now to make her smile again, if only just a little bit. there has to be hope, hope that they can get through this, or there will be nothing to save him from the bomb that ticks away in his head. if he can't help kitty - he'll surely go mad. ]
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You're...[Well, she's not going to say "crazy" even affectionately after his confession.] the best boyfriend. [Yes, she just said that and it scares her even now after all this that they've shared to test that out both with his reaction and her own.]
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Is it weird to be really happy about being abducted? [ also avoiding the word 'crazy'. it's just a little too soon, he'll get back to it at a less emotional time.
he leans in for a short, soft, loving kiss. ]
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