[He's pleased, of course, that the offer isn't rejected outright, but he hardly wants to make her feel like she's pushed into this with no way out. It's all up to her. Whatever she says, goes. In the end, if she decided to cut it all down, and leave, he'd just follow.]
[He leans into that hand, his own sliding gently around to the back of her neck.]
[ she nods, the hand at the back of her neck like an anchor. like always. her mind wants to rush at high speed -- what happens if it doesn't work? what happens if it isn't okay? but then there's that contact and it steadies her again. slows her down.
like always really. when isn't she relying on him, in ways she didn't even realise?
...
"I'm really, sincerely, deeply in love with you."
... ]
No pressure.
[ maybe a little, but ... less than she would have thought. her thumb keeps brushing against hansa's cheek, just as soothing for her as it seems to be for him. ]
... I saw what this weekend could've done to you. I don't want that to happen again.
So... [ it's a sincere request. one that clearly meant a lot to hansa, from the nerves he had and the weight when he asked her. ]
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[He's pleased, of course, that the offer isn't rejected outright, but he hardly wants to make her feel like she's pushed into this with no way out. It's all up to her. Whatever she says, goes. In the end, if she decided to cut it all down, and leave, he'd just follow.]
[He leans into that hand, his own sliding gently around to the back of her neck.]
Its your decision, in the end.
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like always really. when isn't she relying on him, in ways she didn't even realise?
...
"I'm really, sincerely, deeply in love with you."
... ]
No pressure.
[ maybe a little, but ... less than she would have thought. her thumb keeps brushing against hansa's cheek, just as soothing for her as it seems to be for him. ]
... I saw what this weekend could've done to you. I don't want that to happen again.
So... [ it's a sincere request. one that clearly meant a lot to hansa, from the nerves he had and the weight when he asked her. ]
I'll take this seriously.