[SE] Ignore all the burdens that you keep

Tryin' to wash away all the blood I've spilt
This lust is a burden that we both share

Liam, too, could drift off to sleep just like this, so thoroughly sated was he. His chest rose and fell with deep breaths; his eyes fell shut and did not open for a long while. He was, perhaps, not in a deep sleep, but a lighter snooze that allowed him to continue tracing his calming patterns across Maea’s hips and back, gentle caresses that said more than words ever could. His love for Maea spread through his chest, warming him body and soul, and he daydreamed of the life that they would lead together: days filled with building something beautiful together, night wrapped in each other’s arms. And for the first time, his fear of losing her abated enough for him to recognize that theirs was a bond that would withstand anything the world could throw their way.

This was, in some ways, more binding than the vows they’d already spoken; now it was more than just promises and oaths, but a bone deep connection that could never be severed. As Liam listened to Maea’s breaths steady and slow, he was keenly aware of just how fortunate he was to have found her again, to have befriended her and fallen for her and everything in between. She was his sun, now, the star around which his world revolved, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Two sinners can't atone from a lone prayer
Souls tied, intertwined by our pride and guilt

Liam