[the kiss surprises her! not in a bad way, it just startles her out of the worst of it, makes her breath catch. after a moment, though, she curls close, sliding her hand up his back and against his neck, resting at the base of his skull. the ache and the reminder of pressure against her lips sits with her, makes her feel grounded.]
I... all right.
[she says a little weakly, her free arm wrapping around his waist. this is better. this is softer, the beach and the sand, the blankets, flesh and blood and bruises and scratches from earlier, from sharing her body with him, something intimate and safe and loving. she is not in the hells, and he is not in a cold, horrible lab. they're here, together, with plans and a future to look forward to. that helps.]
I'm fine, now. [she says, after a moment, voice rough.] I won my heart back. All of that is past, now.
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I... all right.
[she says a little weakly, her free arm wrapping around his waist. this is better. this is softer, the beach and the sand, the blankets, flesh and blood and bruises and scratches from earlier, from sharing her body with him, something intimate and safe and loving. she is not in the hells, and he is not in a cold, horrible lab. they're here, together, with plans and a future to look forward to. that helps.]
I'm fine, now. [she says, after a moment, voice rough.] I won my heart back. All of that is past, now.