Pity is the emotion he cannot stand. Noah would rather have people trying to bully him, which brings out the anger like a sharp flame... than he would have that pity. The pity disgusts him. It enrages him more than anything else. He is not-- It's why he guards himself so fiercely, yes. The bullying is why he is cynical toward the world, why he hates most people on principle.
He lets out a breath when the silence falls, and he remains in it in the quiet, in the ache through his chest.
Noah lifts up his gaze again to meet her own when she speaks, and he meets her gaze. There's an ache that spreads through his chest when she says loving him is easy, and he breathes in sharp, nearly shakes his head, but doesn't. Because he thinks he can believe it when it comes from her.
His eyes burn, and he lifts his hand up against her face, leaning into kiss her, capturing her mouth with his own as he deepens the kiss against her. He presses her back in the process with the strength of it as his hand slides up her side.
"I love you."
It's said as a whispered promise against her mouth, as a certainty.
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Pity is the emotion he cannot stand. Noah would rather have people trying to bully him, which brings out the anger like a sharp flame... than he would have that pity. The pity disgusts him. It enrages him more than anything else. He is not-- It's why he guards himself so fiercely, yes. The bullying is why he is cynical toward the world, why he hates most people on principle.
He lets out a breath when the silence falls, and he remains in it in the quiet, in the ache through his chest.
Noah lifts up his gaze again to meet her own when she speaks, and he meets her gaze. There's an ache that spreads through his chest when she says loving him is easy, and he breathes in sharp, nearly shakes his head, but doesn't. Because he thinks he can believe it when it comes from her.
His eyes burn, and he lifts his hand up against her face, leaning into kiss her, capturing her mouth with his own as he deepens the kiss against her. He presses her back in the process with the strength of it as his hand slides up her side.
"I love you."
It's said as a whispered promise against her mouth, as a certainty.