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nya lingers into his scent, relaxing her tense body into his embrace. she lifts her head finally, eyes now meeting the gaze she has become so in love with.
“ hi jay⠀.͟.͟.⠀”
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jay carefully adjusts himself, turning in her hold to let her hide her face in his chest. he runs his fingers through her hair. he doesn't have to say anything. he simply lets her be.
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the ache in his lungs was unbearable. he needed to tell her ... what? that she was lovely and brave and better than anything he deserved. that he was twisted, crooked, wrong, but not so broken that he couldn't pull himself together into some semblance of a man for her.
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nya hums thoughtfully, leaning right inㅡ jay always knew how to make her feel comforted. the world stills and is silent for the two of them in this space.
“⠀.͟.͟.⠀just keep dreaming about losing people. losing you. and i hate it. ”
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“ whaaaat? psh, i've BEEN awake! ” he giggles and closes his eyes, resting his head against nya's.
“ we should buy those dreamcatchers some time, the proper ones. maybe that'll help. ” he blindly reaches his hand out to hold his wife's, rubbing her knuckles softly.
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“⠀honestly, what is new for me. i should be more surprised the next time i get a nice dream, or at least a few minutes of it. and you look like you're /just/ waking up.⠀”
the water master joked slightly, scooting a bit closer into jay's warmth.
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nya lifts her head slightly to look at jay, her eyes softened towards him, her body relaxing from the tense feeling.
“⠀.͟.͟.⠀hey sparky, good morning. ”
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that's good⠀.͟.͟.⠀don't push yourself, i need you to always come back to me in one piece. maybe i can try joining you in some commissions too. it'll go faster, and we are better together.
❪⠀nya felt her heart flutter from his gentleness.⠀❫
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mmm... nothing much! just brushing up the databases and doing some tune ups, nothing more. but i got a feeling i'll get some commissions soon since i told the commissioner i was better.
[⠀he kisses her palms softly, like they were something to worship. and to jay, they were.⠀]