[she'd been so uneasy, practically trembling with nerves after admitting something so raw. but then Nero smiled and Ryuuko felt that unpleasant tension evaporate in an instant. in it's place grew something much more warm and fuzzy, though she was still hesitant to allow herself to feel it so readily.
hearing something so simple and yet so profound as "I'm yours", two little words she'd longed to hear from him for as long as she could remember, filled her with a sense of pride. to know that she alone could call him hers, and he was the only person who could lay claim to her in return. that he even wanted to claim her at all was the most mind boggling part. all her life Ryuuko had searched for a place she felt she belonged, and it was right here in his arms all along.
she cupped his face, cradled his head in her hands, and gazed deep into his eyes before she kissed him. she hoped it would be enough to convey just how happy he'd made her. but just in it wasn't, when she pulled back a moment later she nudged her forehead to his and held him close against her. taking a deep breath, she nodded as an elated smile etched itself onto her lips, unable to hold back.]
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hearing something so simple and yet so profound as "I'm yours", two little words she'd longed to hear from him for as long as she could remember, filled her with a sense of pride. to know that she alone could call him hers, and he was the only person who could lay claim to her in return. that he even wanted to claim her at all was the most mind boggling part. all her life Ryuuko had searched for a place she felt she belonged, and it was right here in his arms all along.
she cupped his face, cradled his head in her hands, and gazed deep into his eyes before she kissed him. she hoped it would be enough to convey just how happy he'd made her. but just in it wasn't, when she pulled back a moment later she nudged her forehead to his and held him close against her. taking a deep breath, she nodded as an elated smile etched itself onto her lips, unable to hold back.]
You're mine.