[ she shivers and presses closer, turning her face into his neck, his pulse a faint thing beneath her lips. ] I'll quit. I promise. [ her arms tighten around him, as if to emphasize her point. because she will. she just doesn't know when.
she pulls back a little, just far enough so that she's sitting up and has enough room to breathe. she shuts her eyes for a while, just concentrates on breathing, a hiccup now and then before she opens her eyes to look at him. ] You knew?
[ there's relief there. she'd thought about telling him, she just hadn't known how. ]
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she pulls back a little, just far enough so that she's sitting up and has enough room to breathe. she shuts her eyes for a while, just concentrates on breathing, a hiccup now and then before she opens her eyes to look at him. ] You knew?
[ there's relief there. she'd thought about telling him, she just hadn't known how. ]