[He'd disagree with her, but he's done enough arguing. There's the barest of flinches from him when she reaches for his mask, but not enough to stop her. There's a part of him that's still afraid, convinced that any happiness he could find with her will only turn to ash the second he dares to accept it. But he wants this, wants her, want to feel even a fraction of the goodness she seems to see in him if only for this brief window of time.
He's not used to being touched and so rarely leaves his face uncovered that even the gentle brush of her lips sends sparks flying across his nerves. It's almost painful and he has to remind himself that it isn't the pain to run from. He doesn't need to fight this.]
Angela... [His hands grip her, fingers burying themselves in her hair as he closes the last distance between them and slants his mouth against hers. It's clumsy- it's been a lifetime since he's kissed anyone, and it feels different now, not just because it's her, but everything feels different from what he remembers. Maybe it's for the best; she doesn't deserve the pieces of the boy they'd scraped up in Hanamura. She doesn't deserve the man they'd made him into afterwards either, but for one night, perhaps he could forgive himself.]
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He's not used to being touched and so rarely leaves his face uncovered that even the gentle brush of her lips sends sparks flying across his nerves. It's almost painful and he has to remind himself that it isn't the pain to run from. He doesn't need to fight this.]
Angela... [His hands grip her, fingers burying themselves in her hair as he closes the last distance between them and slants his mouth against hers. It's clumsy- it's been a lifetime since he's kissed anyone, and it feels different now, not just because it's her, but everything feels different from what he remembers. Maybe it's for the best; she doesn't deserve the pieces of the boy they'd scraped up in Hanamura. She doesn't deserve the man they'd made him into afterwards either, but for one night, perhaps he could forgive himself.]