Ethan lingers against her hand as she squeezes it like that. It is impossible to describe what she does to him, the effects that she has on him. His thumb slides over the side of her hand, and he doesn't know if it's wrong because she's-- she's not his Elena, but he is Elena. She is an Elena who has had the things that he wanted so badly but never thought was possible.
He looks over at her when she ducks her head like that, and he breathes in slowly, shaking his head. There's a moment where he just holds his breath, because there's no way he could anticipate it what she says next, no way he can anticipate how it will hit him fully and intensely. He looks down at the water as he swallows thickly with that emotion wrapping up in his chest.
Ethan shakes his head. There aren't words for how much it means to him to know he could help her-- help her with that, help her to do more than live, help her to look forward and to want to move on and move forward, to feel alive. His eyes burn more, and his face crumples a bit.
"That's-- I had no... idea," he says softly and then breathes in sharply as he looks over at her. "I'm so happy I could help you too. I didn't--" He shakes his head again, sliding his hand behind his neck. He didn't know, and it-- it makes him really happy he could have a powerful effect on her life too.
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He looks over at her when she ducks her head like that, and he breathes in slowly, shaking his head. There's a moment where he just holds his breath, because there's no way he could anticipate it what she says next, no way he can anticipate how it will hit him fully and intensely. He looks down at the water as he swallows thickly with that emotion wrapping up in his chest.
Ethan shakes his head. There aren't words for how much it means to him to know he could help her-- help her with that, help her to do more than live, help her to look forward and to want to move on and move forward, to feel alive. His eyes burn more, and his face crumples a bit.
"That's-- I had no... idea," he says softly and then breathes in sharply as he looks over at her. "I'm so happy I could help you too. I didn't--" He shakes his head again, sliding his hand behind his neck. He didn't know, and it-- it makes him really happy he could have a powerful effect on her life too.