Pierce
He stills the second her hand lifts to his jaw, letting her take the few moments of time it takes for her to memorize the shape of his jaw and the warmth of this body he’d manifested upon his and his family’s arrival. And even though she starts with a word that harbors so much more behind it (so much more he can see even if she doesn’t verbalize it), there’s a knowing glint in his gaze that she might pick up on that would assure her that she is the only one he has and likely ever will latch onto.
“I’ll think of you every time.” He murmurs softly, offering her a smile back that’s lacking in its fire, muted the same as hers are, but as much as they could be their old selves right this second. He takes the moment to memorize the way her eyes gleam, the way she holds herself, the way the fire — however muted it is right now — still thrives under her skin with such an unpredictable but beautiful way that he couldn’t imagine anything else coming close to perfection for him as she had.
He reaches up to clasp the gem necklace that matches her own, mirroring the movement, offering her a slightly smaller smile before he nods, exhales…
And vanishes before her eyes - back to the stars, to galaxies, to worlds to conquer.
“I’ll think of you every time.” He murmurs softly, offering her a smile back that’s lacking in its fire, muted the same as hers are, but as much as they could be their old selves right this second. He takes the moment to memorize the way her eyes gleam, the way she holds herself, the way the fire — however muted it is right now — still thrives under her skin with such an unpredictable but beautiful way that he couldn’t imagine anything else coming close to perfection for him as she had.
He reaches up to clasp the gem necklace that matches her own, mirroring the movement, offering her a slightly smaller smile before he nods, exhales…
And vanishes before her eyes - back to the stars, to galaxies, to worlds to conquer.
