It hadn't occurred to him until that moment to think that might be strange. She was lean muscle, pale skin, her nipples small and pink. Propped up with one arm braced against the mattress, he found himself staring, dumbstruck.
His eyes finally dragged themselves back up to meet hers, a broad hand resting against her cheek. However inevitable this was, he was shaken by the rawness of it. He couldn't remember a time when he'd felt so physically present. The only thing that had ever come close was being on the battlefield, with her.
"I don't—" He stumbled over his words, suddenly afraid of going too far. Afraid of allowing himself something he didn't deserve.
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It hadn't occurred to him until that moment to think that might be strange. She was lean muscle, pale skin, her nipples small and pink. Propped up with one arm braced against the mattress, he found himself staring, dumbstruck.
His eyes finally dragged themselves back up to meet hers, a broad hand resting against her cheek. However inevitable this was, he was shaken by the rawness of it. He couldn't remember a time when he'd felt so physically present. The only thing that had ever come close was being on the battlefield, with her.
"I don't—" He stumbled over his words, suddenly afraid of going too far. Afraid of allowing himself something he didn't deserve.