The tears in her eyes stung a little, just because they were tears in her eyes--he didn't understand why they were there, wasn't sure if he'd upset her somehow. The way she sank into him and the look on her face said otherwise, so he took solace in that much.
He could see the I love you in her eyes, even if he couldn't see the smile, and that was enough.
Neil didn't comment, but he did let her go so he could cradle her face between his hands and tip it up for a kiss--then brushed his lips against each of her eyelids, thumbs straying to sweep away any tears that might fall when they shut.
"He made me strong." he replied, a reassurance that the trials he endured under his king's harsh will were not true suffering in his eyes. "Strong enough to survive...so I could end up here and meet you."
My mate. The words sat in his eyes, open and raw on his features. The heart I held onto for so many years, never knowing the shape of it was in your smile.
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He could see the I love you in her eyes, even if he couldn't see the smile, and that was enough.
Neil didn't comment, but he did let her go so he could cradle her face between his hands and tip it up for a kiss--then brushed his lips against each of her eyelids, thumbs straying to sweep away any tears that might fall when they shut.
"He made me strong." he replied, a reassurance that the trials he endured under his king's harsh will were not true suffering in his eyes. "Strong enough to survive...so I could end up here and meet you."
My mate. The words sat in his eyes, open and raw on his features. The heart I held onto for so many years, never knowing the shape of it was in your smile.