Especially here, with so many unknowns and motives he doesn't trust. She's close, close enough it's probably dangerous in a lot of ways, but he can't find it in him to push her away. He sucks in a breath and leans into the contact, grateful for the proximity for as long as it lasts, even if it makes things more complicated because of the things he wants but won't let himself have. Attachments are a problem on the path he walks; no matter the depth of his feelings for her he knows it's a bad idea to let himself get too wrapped up in it, because it will only put her at risk.
"Anyway, it's not like you weigh that much," he comments dryly, the tease only evident in the slight quirk of his lips.
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Especially here, with so many unknowns and motives he doesn't trust. She's close, close enough it's probably dangerous in a lot of ways, but he can't find it in him to push her away. He sucks in a breath and leans into the contact, grateful for the proximity for as long as it lasts, even if it makes things more complicated because of the things he wants but won't let himself have. Attachments are a problem on the path he walks; no matter the depth of his feelings for her he knows it's a bad idea to let himself get too wrapped up in it, because it will only put her at risk.
"Anyway, it's not like you weigh that much," he comments dryly, the tease only evident in the slight quirk of his lips.