[His breath catches in his chest when he sees those tears well up in her eyes. Has... has he ever seen Kotone cry before like this? Maybe he can blame his current exhaustion, but Scott can't remember a time where she's done so. She's always been a little more... emotionally closed off? Stoic? Compared to him. He's not sure how to describe it and it doesn't matter right now.
But before he can bring a hand to her face, she's rolling over to bury her face against him and his arms instantly come up wrap around her shoulders.
He wants to tell her that she can cry as much as she wants, but Scott half feels like she's going to try even harder not to cry if he points it out. Instead, he rubs her back, fingers caressing and gentle, as if fully showing her that she's warm and here with him. She's not cold or unable to be touched. She's alive.]
Terrible? Wow. [His voice is so loving though, just filled with obvious relief.] Only this once.
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But before he can bring a hand to her face, she's rolling over to bury her face against him and his arms instantly come up wrap around her shoulders.
He wants to tell her that she can cry as much as she wants, but Scott half feels like she's going to try even harder not to cry if he points it out. Instead, he rubs her back, fingers caressing and gentle, as if fully showing her that she's warm and here with him. She's not cold or unable to be touched. She's alive.]
Terrible? Wow. [His voice is so loving though, just filled with obvious relief.] Only this once.