[ This is a high he's never felt before - the bright thrill is one that reverberates between them. He's shared her joy before in smaller ways. He's made her laugh, watched her light up at some story he's told about home, and it's always warmed him - but not like this.
He's drawn in to this all encompassing light they share.
This is letting go.
His stomach jumps as her hand slips through his hair, and his own free hand moves to settle at her waist. The ribbon slips from his grip - ]
(Ilde.)
[ The thought draws him out of his haze, back to reality, and he pulls back to search Angel's face, his own expression drawn tight. ]
- we still need to get those ribbons before they close.
[ His mouth twists and he shakes his head, gaze dropping to the ground. He's pulled back into himself, suddenly awash with shame and embarrassment. ] I wouldn't - I, uh, don't mean to step between you two.
[ They're... close, right? He's known, on some peripheral level.
(he shields himself from the pervasive anger within his brood, he's never thought to look here, for this place where their desires just begin to overlap) ]
no subject
He's drawn in to this all encompassing light they share.
This is letting go.
His stomach jumps as her hand slips through his hair, and his own free hand moves to settle at her waist. The ribbon slips from his grip - ]
( Ilde. )
[ The thought draws him out of his haze, back to reality, and he pulls back to search Angel's face, his own expression drawn tight. ]
- we still need to get those ribbons before they close.
[ His mouth twists and he shakes his head, gaze dropping to the ground. He's pulled back into himself, suddenly awash with shame and embarrassment. ] I wouldn't - I, uh, don't mean to step between you two.
[ They're... close, right? He's known, on some peripheral level.
(he shields himself from the pervasive anger within his brood, he's never thought to look here, for this place where their desires just begin to overlap) ]