They're sharing the same terrible regret. She wants to reach out to him so badly, but the last time, she'd been overwhelmed by his response. It hadn't been painful, the way he'd held her. It had been surprising, intense. And she'd ruined it then. Now they're standing so close, and it's like they're miles apart.
"You always know what to say," she says, instead of being brave. She doesn't blink when faced with helicopter mounted artillery, but put her in perfectly romantic settings, with the one thing she truly wants, and she can't bring herself to take the risk.
"Cloud... I don't know how much I trust in myself, but I trust you. Until I'm ready, let me follow you."
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Date: 2020-05-05 07:29 am (UTC)"You always know what to say," she says, instead of being brave. She doesn't blink when faced with helicopter mounted artillery, but put her in perfectly romantic settings, with the one thing she truly wants, and she can't bring herself to take the risk.
"Cloud... I don't know how much I trust in myself, but I trust you. Until I'm ready, let me follow you."