[ He's never shied away from physical contact in the first place, slap on how much of a damn heart attack she gave him and he's remorseless about constricting the breath out of her for a little too long.
When he finally sets her down again, his hands don't leave her biceps. Just gonna... hold her there for a minute so she doesn't disappear.
(Behind them, the door closes itself. Ish. It takes a turn of his head to look, but that only takes a second.) ]
What in the hell happened?
[ Demanded in time with his eyes tracking over her properly for the first time, clocking the changes. Small differences that add up. Just a little more of something hidden in her face, longer hair, new scars.
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When he finally sets her down again, his hands don't leave her biceps. Just gonna... hold her there for a minute so she doesn't disappear.
(Behind them, the door closes itself. Ish. It takes a turn of his head to look, but that only takes a second.) ]
What in the hell happened?
[ Demanded in time with his eyes tracking over her properly for the first time, clocking the changes. Small differences that add up. Just a little more of something hidden in her face, longer hair, new scars.
That's more than a week.
She went home, didn't she? ]