[ it's the twig snap that does it, and he beelines to the noise, stomach twisting into knots as he hears her kick the ground. he isn't afraid of her wrath - well, maybe a little - so much as he wants to tear himself in two for hurting her. in his defense, he didn't even know he could, and he still doesn't even know why it's possible.
when he appears it's with heaving breath, heart pounding fast as he struggles to draw oxygen back into his lungs. when he catches sight of her at last, he takes in the familiar scene. it's almost comforting for how expected it is. if only he could stop pissing her off instead, that would be a much more productive way to spend the rain time. ]
Jessica, please... [ hear him out? even if he really sucks at talking, he knows it's Time. he steels himself to prepare for how seriously dumb and dramatic this confession is going to taste. ] Stay.
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when he appears it's with heaving breath, heart pounding fast as he struggles to draw oxygen back into his lungs. when he catches sight of her at last, he takes in the familiar scene. it's almost comforting for how expected it is. if only he could stop pissing her off instead, that would be a much more productive way to spend the rain time. ]
Jessica, please... [ hear him out? even if he really sucks at talking, he knows it's Time. he steels himself to prepare for how seriously dumb and dramatic this confession is going to taste. ] Stay.