It used to frighten her, sometimes, when she met his gaze. She didn't understand what it was, but it felt like he was gouging her open, digging through layers of filth to see what she was keeping hidden. If she has the eyes of someone who deceives people then his are the eyes of someone who sees them entirely too clearly.
But now she sees it, too. She can hear his words but - there's something else, too. She sees them, understands them to be true even as she doesn't understand how it could possibly be the case, but if it's true, if those beautiful words really are real, then...
Her eyes sting. Tears, again, find their way down her cheeks but this time the air is hot and heady and sweet and the laughter that bubbles from her lips is high and breathless. ]
Yes. I can see you. Properly, after all this time, Oberon -
[ Her head is spinning. She feels like she's drunk, dazed and a little bit lightheaded like the aftermath of an evening of midsummer merrymaking. She throws her arms around his neck, her head pressed to his shoulder, breathing in the scent of him. ]
I love you.
[ The words come out like a sob. Her tears are still flowing but she laughs again, giddy and disbelieving. ]
I love you - tell me again? Say it so I can see it one more time, please- I love you.
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It used to frighten her, sometimes, when she met his gaze. She didn't understand what it was, but it felt like he was gouging her open, digging through layers of filth to see what she was keeping hidden. If she has the eyes of someone who deceives people then his are the eyes of someone who sees them entirely too clearly.
But now she sees it, too. She can hear his words but - there's something else, too. She sees them, understands them to be true even as she doesn't understand how it could possibly be the case, but if it's true, if those beautiful words really are real, then...
Her eyes sting. Tears, again, find their way down her cheeks but this time the air is hot and heady and sweet and the laughter that bubbles from her lips is high and breathless. ]
Yes. I can see you. Properly, after all this time, Oberon -
[ Her head is spinning. She feels like she's drunk, dazed and a little bit lightheaded like the aftermath of an evening of midsummer merrymaking. She throws her arms around his neck, her head pressed to his shoulder, breathing in the scent of him. ]
I love you.
[ The words come out like a sob. Her tears are still flowing but she laughs again, giddy and disbelieving. ]
I love you - tell me again? Say it so I can see it one more time, please- I love you.