[ His eyes flutter half-shut at the kiss, and he circles her in closer. ]
I know you will.
[ Words that, from someone like him, usually mean nothing. Because, once, he wouldn't have believed Korra's optimism and hopefulness meant anything, either. Except now, her certainty is something he has come to recognize as meaningful because he knows that behind it lies a readiness to match words with actions. Something he, in turn, can rise to. Be equal to. ]
[ With her forehead resting against his, her eyes, fixed on his, are a pretty blue smear. Her hair's ornate frame is blurred, so the picture of her face is cleanly redefined into a smooth, solemnly childish, nearly-a-grown-up mug which makes Hei both proud and amused. Broad glossy forehead, brows like pretty thumb daubs, full lips with a smudge of sauce at the corner. A face at a cusp. ]
[ Tipping his chin, he brushes his lips against hers. Gentle, almost chaste. ]
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Date: 2014-08-06 08:18 pm (UTC)I know you will.
[ Words that, from someone like him, usually mean nothing. Because, once, he wouldn't have believed Korra's optimism and hopefulness meant anything, either. Except now, her certainty is something he has come to recognize as meaningful because he knows that behind it lies a readiness to match words with actions. Something he, in turn, can rise to. Be equal to. ]
[ With her forehead resting against his, her eyes, fixed on his, are a pretty blue smear. Her hair's ornate frame is blurred, so the picture of her face is cleanly redefined into a smooth, solemnly childish, nearly-a-grown-up mug which makes Hei both proud and amused. Broad glossy forehead, brows like pretty thumb daubs, full lips with a smudge of sauce at the corner. A face at a cusp. ]
[ Tipping his chin, he brushes his lips against hers. Gentle, almost chaste. ]
Don't let anyone convince you otherwise.