[ tonight, there is light in his eyes. it flickers, but never wavers, when he brushes fingers along her jawline, her collarbone, down the length of her spine. they're soft, almost hesitant touches. not because he's scared. no, that won't happen until he realizes just how much he cares about her. rather, it's because he wants to make this last, to keep this memory preserved in his head forever.
( one day, short years from now, he will drift with a girl with blue-tipped hair. she'll see flashes of this night in the drift and after will look at him thoughtfully. when he asks her to verbalize what she's thinking, she says you both are beautiful, and he knows she means more than physically. )
raleigh tilts his head and catches her lips with his. ] I don't think I could be more in the here and now if I tried. [ which is saying something, considering how often he gets lost in memories of yancy when the moments are quiet. ]
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( one day, short years from now, he will drift with a girl with blue-tipped hair. she'll see flashes of this night in the drift and after will look at him thoughtfully. when he asks her to verbalize what she's thinking, she says you both are beautiful, and he knows she means more than physically. )
raleigh tilts his head and catches her lips with his. ] I don't think I could be more in the here and now if I tried. [ which is saying something, considering how often he gets lost in memories of yancy when the moments are quiet. ]