❝ i can't do it anymore! ❞
lucy’s eyes stung with tears that refused to fall; – her fingers gripped desperately at the wrinkled fabric of his vest & clung onto his trembling frame— he refused to look at her. even when he was broken, frightened, confused & tearing himself apart—- he didn’t look at her. perhaps he didn’t want to see the tears raging against her chocolate hues, perhaps he didn’t want her to see his. for whatever reason unspoken; natsu shielded his face from the blonde, hidden beneath salmon locks —-though his words crumbled as he spoke & his hands trembled against hers.
❝ – you’re GOING to. ❞
lucy’s palms moved hazardly, quickly to his face– she pulled on his jaw and tilted his chin towards hers, fingers gliding along damp cheeks and tussled hair. there wasn’t much she needed to say after that— onyx hues studied hers in a sense of confusion & relief; there were parts of lucy that urged her, pushed her, SCREAMED at her to press her lips against his & pour every unsaid feeling into it. but the better part of her knew that wasn’t what he wanted, wasn’t what he needed– natsu needed solidity & affection. she wouldn’t trouble him with desperate truths of hidden love or unsure confessions. she would just hold him, here— in the darkness of a magnolia apartment, cradling the warmth of her friend, partner, team mate—- … whatever he was, whatever THEY were, it all came second to the soothing breaths he gave and the whispered promises she offered.
❝ WE’RE going to. ❞
