Noah breathes in deeply at the whisper, nodding as he hears the seriousness of the promise. He doesn't want her using it on him and hurting herself in the process. It's not worth it. It's not worth it if it hurts her. It's what it comes down to for him. His hand slides over the side of her face, and he meets her gaze slowly before he nods.
"I promise to do my best," he says. If she can make this promise to him, he'll make her the same promise even as he smirks equally affectionately once her nose bumps his. His fingers drift back into her hair, and he lets out the breath against her, leaning into kiss her again, chasing after her mouth with his own.
He loves her too and that means he tries to make compromises when he wouldn't for anyone else. It means he tries, and he loves her and knows she understands what it is like to be angry, what it is like to lash out because it's impossible to lash inward (to alter the parts of yourself that have already been set). It's the understanding that he's always felt with her, and it makes it so easy for him to open up even when it's raw and painful.
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"I promise to do my best," he says. If she can make this promise to him, he'll make her the same promise even as he smirks equally affectionately once her nose bumps his. His fingers drift back into her hair, and he lets out the breath against her, leaning into kiss her again, chasing after her mouth with his own.
He loves her too and that means he tries to make compromises when he wouldn't for anyone else. It means he tries, and he loves her and knows she understands what it is like to be angry, what it is like to lash out because it's impossible to lash inward (to alter the parts of yourself that have already been set). It's the understanding that he's always felt with her, and it makes it so easy for him to open up even when it's raw and painful.