[ Every version of Noelle that he imagined who knew any of the things he's done has hated him more than she ever did before. The times he tried to picture apologizing to her, she never forgave him. The only Noelles who could stand him were the ones none of this had happened to yet - the ones he hadn't happened to yet. Imagining them had been the worst of all, every fitful dream waking him slicked in sweat and guilt.
He would never have dreamed of this. She hasn't even touched him, and his chest fizzes and pops like how she used to talk about her power, before she couldn't stand talking about it. ]
Yes.
[ Krouse never begs. If anyone ever keeps something from him that he wants, or that he needs, he retreats into confidence, playing it off like he's got something tucked up his sleeve for just the occasion.
She's offering this to him freely, and his voice is pinned soft to the back of his throat, the sharp planes of his face made vulnerable by the naked appeal shining out of his dark eyes. His mouth trembles, half-parted, and he doesn't force it set. ]
Please. [ He shifts closer, no more than an inch or two, his whole body leaning towards her like water tugged by the moon. ] It's okay. I trust you.
[ To do anything she wants with him. Whatever she wants from him. He's only ever wanted to give her anything she could ever ask him for. ]
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He would never have dreamed of this. She hasn't even touched him, and his chest fizzes and pops like how she used to talk about her power, before she couldn't stand talking about it. ]
Yes.
[ Krouse never begs. If anyone ever keeps something from him that he wants, or that he needs, he retreats into confidence, playing it off like he's got something tucked up his sleeve for just the occasion.
She's offering this to him freely, and his voice is pinned soft to the back of his throat, the sharp planes of his face made vulnerable by the naked appeal shining out of his dark eyes. His mouth trembles, half-parted, and he doesn't force it set. ]
Please. [ He shifts closer, no more than an inch or two, his whole body leaning towards her like water tugged by the moon. ] It's okay. I trust you.
[ To do anything she wants with him. Whatever she wants from him. He's only ever wanted to give her anything she could ever ask him for. ]