Aqua reaches out, with one hand and then the other, such that his thumbs graze the lines of her jaw and his fingers gently cup either side of her neck.
He doesn't tell her she's not alone. The answering doubt that would naturally stir up is too much for either of them to bear right now. Of course they're alone, they've always been alone. Instead, what he says is:]
I won't leave you.
[For once, if she lets him, he'll be the one to lean in and press his lips to hers.]
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Aqua reaches out, with one hand and then the other, such that his thumbs graze the lines of her jaw and his fingers gently cup either side of her neck.
He doesn't tell her she's not alone. The answering doubt that would naturally stir up is too much for either of them to bear right now. Of course they're alone, they've always been alone. Instead, what he says is:]
I won't leave you.
[For once, if she lets him, he'll be the one to lean in and press his lips to hers.]