that face .... is making it so incredibly difficult, impossible even, for him to back off like he knows she wants him to -- like he really ought to, all things considered, or so justice is protesting. but it's so painfully obvious to him that she needs something, and even though he's not entirely sure what that something should be, he's not sure he trusts anyone else to give it to her.
there's a moment where he looks extremely conflicted - like he might just be battling it out with justice in his head, before he tentatively lifts a hand to brush her bangs out of her eyes, gently.
will he get in trouble for this? probably. is it bad for him? definitely. but he feels that she needs to know that she has someone to lean on, to count on when she needs it in whatever way she needs it, even if it ends up causing him a lot of heartache.]
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that face .... is making it so incredibly difficult, impossible even, for him to back off like he knows she wants him to -- like he really ought to, all things considered, or so justice is protesting. but it's so painfully obvious to him that she needs something, and even though he's not entirely sure what that something should be, he's not sure he trusts anyone else to give it to her.
there's a moment where he looks extremely conflicted - like he might just be battling it out with justice in his head, before he tentatively lifts a hand to brush her bangs out of her eyes, gently.
will he get in trouble for this? probably. is it bad for him? definitely. but he feels that she needs to know that she has someone to lean on, to count on when she needs it in whatever way she needs it, even if it ends up causing him a lot of heartache.]