PHOEBE
there's a bulletproof bond
"Never you."
Perhaps it was an odd phrasing, but he was a mercenary- he probably hit a great many people as part of his work. His specification of her made sense, and it allowed her to relax fully. He was just loud. He just was intense, not violent (at least towards her). Her fear had been a misunderstanding because they were still learning about each other. Loud and intense she could handle, filing it away for later. And in a way, she preferred this to what she knew. He clearly was not the sort to back down at the first sign of difficulty. He would stay and fight it out for her.
It felt...nice to be fought for.
Trying was all she could ask for, and she smiled a little, tilting her head up to look at him. Slowly she reached up to place a hand on his cheek, running her thumb along his cheekbone. "I really didn't know you cared about me this much." she said gently, trying to lighten his mood a little. "You must have it bad, huh?" she teased, scrunching her nose and making an exaggerated kissy face at him.
Perhaps it was an odd phrasing, but he was a mercenary- he probably hit a great many people as part of his work. His specification of her made sense, and it allowed her to relax fully. He was just loud. He just was intense, not violent (at least towards her). Her fear had been a misunderstanding because they were still learning about each other. Loud and intense she could handle, filing it away for later. And in a way, she preferred this to what she knew. He clearly was not the sort to back down at the first sign of difficulty. He would stay and fight it out for her.
It felt...nice to be fought for.
Trying was all she could ask for, and she smiled a little, tilting her head up to look at him. Slowly she reached up to place a hand on his cheek, running her thumb along his cheekbone. "I really didn't know you cared about me this much." she said gently, trying to lighten his mood a little. "You must have it bad, huh?" she teased, scrunching her nose and making an exaggerated kissy face at him.
between me and you
