[ it does feel different, though inej doesn't feel any odd pressure in her chest that she usually associates with anxiety. she trusts him, wholly and completely, not to hurt her, or take advantage of her. and when he asks her if she needs to change, she shakes her head.
she hadn't changed into pajamas, necessarily, when she got home, but something close to it. warmer leggings and a larger shirt, comfortable and definitely something she can sleep in. ]
I am fine.
[ in reassurance, as she undoes her hair easily, shaking it out along her shoulders -- but she pauses before she gets into the bed, reaching out to catch his free hand, to squeeze his fingers, before pulling herself closer to him, sliding her arms around his waist for a hug as she tucks her face into his chest.
she remains that way for half a moment before turning her head to press her cheek against his shirt, so she can listen to his heartbeat, saying: ]
I missed you so much.
[ it's a quiet murmur, squeezing him gently.
she feels like she can't really say it enough, now that she's in the same space, again. ]
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she hadn't changed into pajamas, necessarily, when she got home, but something close to it. warmer leggings and a larger shirt, comfortable and definitely something she can sleep in. ]
I am fine.
[ in reassurance, as she undoes her hair easily, shaking it out along her shoulders -- but she pauses before she gets into the bed, reaching out to catch his free hand, to squeeze his fingers, before pulling herself closer to him, sliding her arms around his waist for a hug as she tucks her face into his chest.
she remains that way for half a moment before turning her head to press her cheek against his shirt, so she can listen to his heartbeat, saying: ]
I missed you so much.
[ it's a quiet murmur, squeezing him gently.
she feels like she can't really say it enough, now that she's in the same space, again. ]