The sight of a more genuine smile from him fills her with a sense of relief. Tonight has left them both roughed up and rattled, but his smiling proves to her, in some small way, that things aren't broken entirely. Aerith has tried to keep the ragged way she's been left feeling in the aftermath of what they were made to do tamped down in favor of worrying over him, but the gentle way he reassures her, gathering her up in his arms once they're both soaped up, lifts a weight off her shoulders.
"You don't have to wait for me to ask," she answers as she lifts her head, nuzzling his cheek gently. "You're always welcome here."
She knows it's complicated to make that offer, especially in a place like this, where involvement is a complicated thing, but she means it completely.
With a sigh Aerith lets herself stretch out against Balthier, enjoying the way he's big enough to make her feel completely surrounded by him, and very safe.
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Date: 2022-11-12 07:59 pm (UTC)"You don't have to wait for me to ask," she answers as she lifts her head, nuzzling his cheek gently. "You're always welcome here."
She knows it's complicated to make that offer, especially in a place like this, where involvement is a complicated thing, but she means it completely.
With a sigh Aerith lets herself stretch out against Balthier, enjoying the way he's big enough to make her feel completely surrounded by him, and very safe.
"When you're ready, let's go to bed."