Who was it that led you on
And makes you want to hurt me so?
And makes you want to hurt me so?
With Maea curled up against his side, Liam couldn't recall having felt happier than this in recent memory. With one arm wrapped around her and the other holding her hand, it was more than enough to satisfy the soldier's need to be close to her.
But talk of bad experiences brought a frown to his face and concern to his eyes. "I'm sorry," he said simply. "I wish I could take that experience away from you." He couldn't imagine the pain that she must have felt, if she was anything like him - and he suspected that she was. If his wife had suggested such a thing, he'd have been heartbroken. "I know there are couples that make that work, but I could never."
Maea smoothed her skirt, and Liam paused, another thought rising. "I hope I've never made you uncomfortable," he said suddenly, looking down at her with new worry. "Things with you have just felt so... natural. I like being close to you. But if I ever do too much, or move too quickly - just tell me."
Her next question gave the soldier pause, and he hummed thoughtfully as he considered. But at the end of the day, his concerns with himself were minuscule in comparison to those he cared about. "The worst thing someone could do to me would be to hurt someone I care about, especially if there's nothing I can do to stop it." Being helpless - that was something that he hoped desperately never to feel again. His arm tightened almost imperceptibly around Maea's shoulders as he considered the lengths he would go to in order to keep her safe and happy. "What about you?"
But talk of bad experiences brought a frown to his face and concern to his eyes. "I'm sorry," he said simply. "I wish I could take that experience away from you." He couldn't imagine the pain that she must have felt, if she was anything like him - and he suspected that she was. If his wife had suggested such a thing, he'd have been heartbroken. "I know there are couples that make that work, but I could never."
Maea smoothed her skirt, and Liam paused, another thought rising. "I hope I've never made you uncomfortable," he said suddenly, looking down at her with new worry. "Things with you have just felt so... natural. I like being close to you. But if I ever do too much, or move too quickly - just tell me."
Her next question gave the soldier pause, and he hummed thoughtfully as he considered. But at the end of the day, his concerns with himself were minuscule in comparison to those he cared about. "The worst thing someone could do to me would be to hurt someone I care about, especially if there's nothing I can do to stop it." Being helpless - that was something that he hoped desperately never to feel again. His arm tightened almost imperceptibly around Maea's shoulders as he considered the lengths he would go to in order to keep her safe and happy. "What about you?"
Who do you want to forget?
Who forgot you long ago?
Who forgot you long ago?
Liam
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
