[ john isn't the only one that lost himself in the kiss. elena is reeling even after they've pulled back again, and her laughter is breathless as it falls from her lips. ] Right. [ of course he wouldn't want to startle her. it's thoughtful and sensible enough, as far as reasons go, but then he has to go and add the rest - he has to go and add the rest, and elena responds to it with familiarity. relates to it, perhaps a little too much, and her throat suddenly feels dry.
for so long she was trapped in a maze of her own making. one of indecision and shadows. before that it had been sadness instead, and forgetting what it was to want at all. to find things mattering again, because they just didn't. but she's not that person anymore, and she doesn't want to be. she doesn't want to be scared of knowing and choosing for herself. ]
So do it anyway. With me. [ not just in this moment but however many moments they get following this one. elena looks down at the infinitesimal space in between them, her fingers curled around the edges of his jacket. they linger there to hold on, and when she looks back up at him, her desire is evident in her expression. she pulls in another soft breath, and then she's pushing herself up on tip toes to cover his mouth with hers, swift and hard.
her hands slide up his jacket until they curve around his neck, pulling him down while she rises upward, intensifying the kiss in the process. ]
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for so long she was trapped in a maze of her own making. one of indecision and shadows. before that it had been sadness instead, and forgetting what it was to want at all. to find things mattering again, because they just didn't. but she's not that person anymore, and she doesn't want to be. she doesn't want to be scared of knowing and choosing for herself. ]
So do it anyway. With me. [ not just in this moment but however many moments they get following this one. elena looks down at the infinitesimal space in between them, her fingers curled around the edges of his jacket. they linger there to hold on, and when she looks back up at him, her desire is evident in her expression. she pulls in another soft breath, and then she's pushing herself up on tip toes to cover his mouth with hers, swift and hard.
her hands slide up his jacket until they curve around his neck, pulling him down while she rises upward, intensifying the kiss in the process. ]