[Every last second of this is being burned into Lightning's memory: the feel of his hands on her skin, the taste of his kisses, and the scent of him as she puts both hands on his head so as to return that kiss with just as much need as he shows. She doesn't pull away when she feels his hands at her waist, but something shifts a notch regardless. Something that gives the still-terrified-of-this part of her mind pause.
Once her shirt comes off, there will be no hiding the scars. She'd do what it took to get them over and over again, but there's a part of her, however small, that doesn't want anyone to see them. The marks that designate her as terribly flawed, as someone who can't live up to what he wants her to be anymore than he thinks he can be what she needs, but if this is going to work, then he has to know. No secrets this big between them.
So, when she reluctantly pulls back from that kiss, she brings her hands down to his and nods. They have all the time in the world, yes, but she's ready for this. Or at least, as ready as she'll ever be, with the music calming her nerves and the knowledge that he loves her easing what worry is left. Scars shouldn't matter in the face of everything else they've been through.]
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Once her shirt comes off, there will be no hiding the scars. She'd do what it took to get them over and over again, but there's a part of her, however small, that doesn't want anyone to see them. The marks that designate her as terribly flawed, as someone who can't live up to what he wants her to be anymore than he thinks he can be what she needs, but if this is going to work, then he has to know. No secrets this big between them.
So, when she reluctantly pulls back from that kiss, she brings her hands down to his and nods. They have all the time in the world, yes, but she's ready for this. Or at least, as ready as she'll ever be, with the music calming her nerves and the knowledge that he loves her easing what worry is left. Scars shouldn't matter in the face of everything else they've been through.]