[ it might be a maybe for her, but when raleigh thinks that he's lovesick, he actually means he loves her. even if he can never act on the romantic end of it, he loves naomi and yancy to the moon and back. they're his family and he will be content to stay with them in any way he can until the end of his days. that's what love means, doesn't it? wanting to be near that person, wanting happiness and the best for them?
okay, it's more complicated than that. but that's a big part of it and he just--feels like his heart is fit to burst every time he gets to spend time with her. when she smiles at him, it's like the sun is shining just for him. when they happen to brush arms or fingers, his heart still skips a beat even though he's pretty sure he's past the basic infatuation stage of things. raleigh becket could be a very happy man if all he got from her was that.
but she kisses him, right in her kitchen, and it's one of the best things to ever happen to him. his hands let go of her wrists. just so he can his arms around her and draw her close to him. and as he kisses her back, it's like fireworks going off. like angels singing the hallelujah chorus. like all his shapes fit all of her shapes and they fit just right. she may be thinking it's a mistake, but he's quite possibly the happiest man on earth in that moment. ]
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okay, it's more complicated than that. but that's a big part of it and he just--feels like his heart is fit to burst every time he gets to spend time with her. when she smiles at him, it's like the sun is shining just for him. when they happen to brush arms or fingers, his heart still skips a beat even though he's pretty sure he's past the basic infatuation stage of things. raleigh becket could be a very happy man if all he got from her was that.
but she kisses him, right in her kitchen, and it's one of the best things to ever happen to him. his hands let go of her wrists. just so he can his arms around her and draw her close to him. and as he kisses her back, it's like fireworks going off. like angels singing the hallelujah chorus. like all his shapes fit all of her shapes and they fit just right. she may be thinking it's a mistake, but he's quite possibly the happiest man on earth in that moment. ]