None of your scars make me love you less

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The Kissing Scars Meme

Despite the romanticism surrounding the emotion, it can be difficult to be loved completely — not just the beautiful parts of us, but also the sad parts, the injured parts, the hidden and less-than-pleasant parts. There are marks on us, both physical and mental, that we'd often rather forget. The mental ones can just be easier to hide. As for physical scars, they can be off of our minds some of the time, but that's exceedingly hard to do in more intimate, close moments. Whether it's to your dismay or otherwise, your partner is not looking away and ignoring your scars. To the contrary, they're providing attention in a way most heavily associated with tenderness: kissing. It may be an accidental slip off target, or they may be trying to show you that what you've done and who you've been don't matter to them now. Does the gesture touch you? Make the walls come up once again because of the memories that are dredged from somewhere you'd rather no go? A mixture of both? The wound has long closed, yet the pains remains; these days, however, there's someone who may be willing to help you bear it. Reply with the usual: canon, character, preferences, et al. You may also want to say if you're down for smut or not, since it's not a given. Be sure to include what side you'd like your character to play. Mention if you can do both the kisser and the kissed. Also, feel free to talk about your character's scars. Reply to others.

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[shelbycobra]

Yeah, it looks pretty bad.

[Shelby chuckled shoving her hands in her pockets as she walked in and sat down on the couch, taking a moment to pet Lucky.]

I just hadn't heard and with you I never know if that's because you're busy or something happened so I thought I'd drive up and check on you.

[eyeofthehawk]

Oh, sorry.

[Carefully joins her on the couch after closing the door.]

Well something did happen as you can see and my phone's just been out of reach, a reach that's been pulling on my stitches a little.

[shelbycobra]

This is one of those things you can't tell me about, right?

[eyeofthehawk]

You'll probably see it on the news anyway but glass and bullets don't seem to agree with me. It's just another scar to add to what's already there.

[shelbycobra]

Clint. You know those don't matter to me.

[eyeofthehawk]

They're still ugly.

[shelbycobra]

Doesn't change that I adore you.

[eyeofthehawk]

Don't take this the wrong way but I just wish more of them were from saving people.

[shelbycobra]

You feel like you're not doing enough?

[eyeofthehawk]

Like Tasha, I've done some horrible things before joining SHIELD and I don't think I'm ever truly make up for that.

[shelbycobra]

Don't talk like that, Clint. There's nothing that can't be overcome.

[eyeofthehawk]

Which is why I'll keep going out there collecting new scars I guess.

[Wanting to change the subject quickly, Clint shifted a little closer with a small wince.]

So what's going on in the world of Shelby Manning apart from worrying about this idiot?

[shelbycobra]

Not much.

[Shelby wrapped an arm around his shoulders in a gentle hug.]

Just the off-season. Watching everyone figure out who goes where and remembering what it was like when I had to scramble for a job. It's weird to be on the other side, I wish I could take care of everybody and of course I can't.

[eyeofthehawk]

I don't suppose they have coaches in motor racing, do they. Can't you become a member of the pit crew or support team?

[Clint's trying but he had absolutely no idea what he was talking about and had a feeling he was getting everything wrong about her sport.]

[shelbycobra]

There are only so many race seats and so many drivers. And business rules a lot of those decisions.

[eyeofthehawk]

Then I think you need a vacation before planning what to do next with your life. Somewhere with a recovering idiotic superhero and his adorable doggie sidekick.

[shelbycobra]

Hmm. Any place you have in mind?