Kell had thumbed through the events a hundred times. What had happened to them, between them, through this place and through their own hurts, all the things they'd never said and all he'd thought he'd never had a chance to.
More had happened to her, he knew -- much more, including things Kell could not begin to or hope to understand.
His fingers tightened on the back of her clothes, eyes squeezing shut as he turned his face to press it into her hair.
"You too. I'm sorry, and I-" he drew in a breath, holding on tight, voice coming out rough around the edges.
"I have missed you."
Kell knew better than to promise safety, to deal in absolutes, to assure her of what he was capable. The world was so much bigger than them, even newly-made and half-made gods.
"As long as you want it, everything mine is yours."
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More had happened to her, he knew -- much more, including things Kell could not begin to or hope to understand.
His fingers tightened on the back of her clothes, eyes squeezing shut as he turned his face to press it into her hair.
"You too. I'm sorry, and I-" he drew in a breath, holding on tight, voice coming out rough around the edges.
"I have missed you."
Kell knew better than to promise safety, to deal in absolutes, to assure her of what he was capable. The world was so much bigger than them, even newly-made and half-made gods.
"As long as you want it, everything mine is yours."