[ he wouldn't imagine himself as good for anybody, not in any way that's healthy, since most things with him tend to come with a brand of trouble attached, like a magnet for danger no matter what body he finds himself in. but despite his acknowledgement that she should stay away from him, he also feels inclined to want her close, to hope she finds reason to stick around him, and she does.
she gives him something to keep his thoughts on, someone to give him genuine reasons to smile especially with as little as he does it, and despite how different they are, he feels like there's more that connects them than doesn't, like for all that he's missing, she fills up the gaps.
with the lean of her head on his shoulder, he turns his head to look at her resting there, quiet for the moment that he simply watches her, a slight smile in the corner of his lips before he tilts his own head gently against hers, eyes turning to peer out to the snow in front of their as their hands entwine together in a warm laced hold. ]
Not what most people say about me. [ but he's not going to correct her, if only because he really wants it to be true. wants to believe he can be good for somebody. and if he could somehow keep her safe, then maybe that gives him a chance to be just that.
so finally, he adds, ] But I'll stick around, as long as you want me to.
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she gives him something to keep his thoughts on, someone to give him genuine reasons to smile especially with as little as he does it, and despite how different they are, he feels like there's more that connects them than doesn't, like for all that he's missing, she fills up the gaps.
with the lean of her head on his shoulder, he turns his head to look at her resting there, quiet for the moment that he simply watches her, a slight smile in the corner of his lips before he tilts his own head gently against hers, eyes turning to peer out to the snow in front of their as their hands entwine together in a warm laced hold. ]
Not what most people say about me. [ but he's not going to correct her, if only because he really wants it to be true. wants to believe he can be good for somebody. and if he could somehow keep her safe, then maybe that gives him a chance to be just that.
so finally, he adds, ] But I'll stick around, as long as you want me to.