[SE] i wanna be your last first kiss

Zavien

Another loss. Auden might not have been the ideal guardian, not the most affectionate or nurturing, but they had still been her only source of stability and support. And yet she'd lost them too. He couldn't imagine how alone she must have felt at such a young age. To be seventeen and alone in the world. 

He could hear the struggle in her voice, the insecurity of her own weakness at being unable to face her past; but all Zavien heard was the woman who had overcome it all, who was still wanting to conquer those feelings. His tone was filled with awe as he said, "You amaze me, Soh." Tightening his hold on her, Zavien propped his chin on her head, wishing she knew just how incredible she was. "You're so warm and compassionate and loving. I never would have guessed that the kind of home you grew up in was anything but the same." 

Shaking his head, he wished he could shield her from the rest of the world, but even if he couldn't, he could be there for her, and she'd never be alone for as long as he drew breath. "You don't have to feel that way ever again," he whispered, a quiet promise of reliance and companionship, a place for her to feel the affections she'd never had growing up.

If you don't like the road you're walking,
start paving another.