Jemβs smile lit up an entire room. And soon she realized that when her own smile grew. Tessa wrapped her arms around him and returned the kiss, applying one to the Brotherhood scars on his cheek.
βBetter.β Tessa smiled.
He smiles back at her, it was somewhat funny how she never failed to make him feel like he was a teenager falling in love for the first time. Arms wrapping around her, it's his time to steal a kiss from her.
Jem pondered for some seconds before being able to reply. "As much as it is my heart's desire to do that, I am afraid I will not be able to do that. At least, that's what I grew up believing in."
H!rt no? Writers block. Maybe. Over thinking. Maybe. βNo! No!β Although would she say if she was. Probably not. βI just missed you. I swear on the next chapter of the beautiful and angel.β
I understand that most of the hurtful things he says are lie, that he wants to make himself look worse in the eyes of others. But I know him like I know my own soul, and I know he cares about the ones around him. I can see how he cares for people in the little things he does."
"Ah... well." He sighs. "Your brother was my first real friend, I think. I do not know exactly why but we connected." He got the tea ready, serving it carefully.
"He does things that even I can not understand sometimes, but I got used to dealing with that. (+)
"I can only imagine how hard that must have been for you..." He says, starting to take care of the tea. "To have him leave and change so quickly, out of nowhere." He sighs, understanding how sad it was to see people disappear.
that he has yet to explain to everyone, or at least to those he pushed away. I always wanted to believe the best in him, but I can only imagine how frustrating it might be β to have your brother act like that."
"I understand your frustration, Cecily." Jem sighs as they walked, making their way until the kitchen. Briget, the Institute cook, would probably be busy so he could do the tea himself with no problem. "Will has spent years pushing people away, for reasons (+)