[ How had he ever existed in a room with her before and not been touching her? The desperate, bone deep need is almost overwhelming. He can't tell if it's amplified by his absence or if it was always like this, and he'd been stupidly, unknowingly sated by how easy it had been to take her hand. She hovers out of arm's reach, and it feels like torture. How can it still feel like this when they both know all the reasons it shouldn't? ]
You shouldn't.
[ It's a useless statement. Jace knows that. He could repeat those words until the ran together and they wouldn't change anything. ]
I'm going to have to go back. I made a promise.
[ Their safety for his obedience. A fair trade. Jace's fingers still twitch, wanting to reach for her against his better judgement. He curls them into fists. He's bloody and tainted, among all the other reasons he shouldn't try pulling her in towards him. He breathes out hard, echoing her sigh as he lets his head dip forward. ]
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You shouldn't.
[ It's a useless statement. Jace knows that. He could repeat those words until the ran together and they wouldn't change anything. ]
I'm going to have to go back. I made a promise.
[ Their safety for his obedience. A fair trade. Jace's fingers still twitch, wanting to reach for her against his better judgement. He curls them into fists. He's bloody and tainted, among all the other reasons he shouldn't try pulling her in towards him. He breathes out hard, echoing her sigh as he lets his head dip forward. ]