[She sees his eyes drop to her mouth, sees that swallow, and wets her lips without thinking. It would be easy just to lean in, close that distance between them and kiss him. He'd let her, she's sure. Maybe they could even get back to what she'd thought this was going to be after she got back, and she could justify that to herself. Dress it up as giving him comfort in a difficult time. Maybe, just maybe, she could live with herself if he came out of this and it turned out that wasn't what he'd wanted at all.
And maybe if she did all of that she'd be a worse person than he ever was, mask or none.]
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And maybe if she did all of that she'd be a worse person than he ever was, mask or none.]
Like this? Has it been like this before?