safe in my arms

Jude

You're blushing your cheeks
and I'm falling for it

The backs of her knuckles touch his heart, and as she tilts their brows together his shy smile turns into something beaming and brilliant, a perfect mimic of his father's. Each time she has been the only one to not only witness it but have been the cause of it. Jude has always known that he is only ever free of his anxiety and self-consciousness when around her, and though he had not expected it to happen now when everything between them has now irreparably changed and should reasonably cause him more anxiety, Jude nevertheless takes the opportunity in hand joyously.

Luckily, his free hand is not the one against the bed entangled with hers, and he gently moves to lay it on her waist - and goes no further. He wants to stay in this bubble of awe and realization as long as possible. Any other motives or desires have no place here.

Sohalia's insistence makes him laugh quietly, willing to abide by any wish or demand on her tongue. "Good, because I wasn't really sorry," he whispers like a secret, a spark of mischief subtle in his smile. "I don't know when I realized, but I think I've wanted to kiss you for a long time." He'd begun to question how he truly felt about her the day they'd gotten their earrings, but until he had leaned in towards her just now, he hadn't come to any grand realizations or even considered the future possibilities. He had simply known right then and there.

Because everything sweet
comes with a warning