[ but she wraps her arms around him in turn. she's unspeakably grateful for his presence, and she'd express it if only she weren't crying.
but his promise makes her look up, startled, tears making her blue eyes overbright. the weight to his words, the feeling of assurance, makes her face scrunch up all over again, but this time it's for a different reason.
gratefulness.
she can't keep looking at him, not like this, so she ducks her head back down. still, she manages to choke out a very watery "thank you" before she buries her head in his chest again. she's trying very very hard not to cry anymore. it's sort of working. a little bit. ]
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[ but she wraps her arms around him in turn. she's unspeakably grateful for his presence, and she'd express it if only she weren't crying.
but his promise makes her look up, startled, tears making her blue eyes overbright. the weight to his words, the feeling of assurance, makes her face scrunch up all over again, but this time it's for a different reason.
gratefulness.
she can't keep looking at him, not like this, so she ducks her head back down. still, she manages to choke out a very watery "thank you" before she buries her head in his chest again. she's trying very very hard not to cry anymore. it's sort of working. a little bit. ]