FINGERS TWITCH AS THEY YEARN TO ASCERTAIN his reassurances to be the truth, wanting to assure, for herself that Anakin ( her Anakin ) was okay, unharmed, home ( back to her ) SAFE. ❛ I was so worried. ❜ Yet she’s too lost in him, in breathing in his scent, in feeling his heart beat against hers, in allowing the warmth of his arms to envelop her, banishing all thoughts that bring with them the cold. She is lost in the way his lips map adoring path along her skin, elation paired with too rapid heartbeat so much she can’t imagine being happier. Eyes flutter shut when his path ends, lips pressing a kiss to her temple, her own lips unable to hide her smile ( for she hasn’t been happier. ) ❛ Anakin, I love you. ❜ She’s said it over & over while he was gone, said it the day she’d said I do, but in this moment though words are familiar, emotion behind them is new, fresh ( the fear of losing him, the aching relief that he was here, holding her, joy at the thought of their child, all of it. ) ❛ I love you. ❜
THEY ARE ALRIGHT, they are together ( funny how he speaks not of wounds borne in the battlefield, but from their distance, ones that healed at the touch of the other. ) She wants to tell him that she never wants him to leave again — yet she understands the burden of duty, loves him even more for bearing it, knowing she cannot be selfish when it comes to the safety of others. Fingers card through dark locks ( longer than she’s used to ), head held between her hands as if it’s the most precious thing in the world ( & the way she looks at him — he may as well be. ) There is hushed laughter escaping her lips at his words, head shaken lightly before she turns it to press a kiss to his palm. ❛ You have me — & I am happy. ❜
❛ IT’S ALL OVER NOW. ❜ sweet comfort slides past caged teeth , lips still lifted in a tender smile. as if she were glass , fingers hold her face with gentleness — almost afraid to shatter it. though he knows of her strength , here he has seen a softer side of her. ONE WILLING TO LET HER GUARD DOWN. silent apartment turned into a sanctuary : a place unrestricted by lying and war , where their souls interwine together below starlit night. he can be himself , the person hidden from most ( she has been witness to his worst — to the rage and the dark , and has loved him through it all ) that only she can coax out. thumbs caress rosy cheekbones , heart thudding under the weigth of adoration. HER SMILE COULD LIGHT THE WHOLE SYSTEM , INCANDESCENCE SHAMING THE NIGHT SKY. it is now that he wishes he could stop time ; live in this second forever. and when she speaks , his chest is filled with emotion , feeling at home after many months gone , still in disbelief this divine creature chose him. ❛ i love you — more than anything in this galaxy. ❜
sudden shadow bestowed upon his features , a knot forming down his throat. her gaze alight with love , brimming with elation — ignorant of the troubles reality brings. as had been he , until this stolen moment between them was no more , and the crude truth to their words crushes silver ribcage. HOW CAN THEIR HAPPINESS LAST WHEN IT’S BUILT ON SECRECY? so she had told him once , saddened speech engraved on his mind , a thought that had ghosted through worried brain more than enough times. but her touch ( and her laughter ! no sound could make him happier ) is healing : hands wash uncertainty away , skin tingling after she grazes it. the notes that follow are solemn , however his mouth has not lost it’s twist. ❛ you deserve better than this. ❜