[Whatever Claude might lack, he hides it well. Nothing about his movements betray a wavering confidence. The smile stays on until their lips meet.
It's a small thing. Fond, maybe. Though her heart thuds with a rattling bassline and her head wipes blank, she doesn't have the time to lose anything. There and gone again. Simple, chaste, and sweet. More than she deserves, more than she expected to receive.
She misses the warmth when he draws away. She almost chases it.]
Ah—
[His voice. Of course, of course that's how it works. A smile cracks her stunned repose to allow for breathless laughter.]
Haha...wh-wh-what a cheap trope, huh? L-like fairy tales. Or something.
[Her hands are still on him. He's still got her by the shoulders too. The flush rushes over her cheeks like a tidal wave and she has to look away now, has to touch her fingers to her lips. She shivers. How embarrassing.]
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It's a small thing. Fond, maybe. Though her heart thuds with a rattling bassline and her head wipes blank, she doesn't have the time to lose anything. There and gone again. Simple, chaste, and sweet. More than she deserves, more than she expected to receive.
She misses the warmth when he draws away. She almost chases it.]
Ah—
[His voice. Of course, of course that's how it works. A smile cracks her stunned repose to allow for breathless laughter.]
Haha...wh-wh-what a cheap trope, huh? L-like fairy tales. Or something.
[Her hands are still on him. He's still got her by the shoulders too. The flush rushes over her cheeks like a tidal wave and she has to look away now, has to touch her fingers to her lips. She shivers. How embarrassing.]
...Claude?