[Glimmer's tears wet Ellie's shoulder and neck, leave her shirt damp, and Ellie wraps her arms around her, splaying her hand to span her shoulder blades, giving in and reaching up with the other to tangle in her hair.
It puts Ellie's cheek against her ear, her lips and nose in her hair as she breathes out, lets Glimmer's feelings of want and uncertainty roll over her without an ounce of surprise; because it's the way Ellie feels too. Having her this close is difficult, though, in a different way-
Because Ellie's hesitation comes less from the world around them, and from a deep wellspring of tangled love and hurt and grief and guilt and longing and self-hatred that hasn't come up yet, and it all catches in Ellie's throat. No matter how much she wants this, she's far from ready for it.]
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It puts Ellie's cheek against her ear, her lips and nose in her hair as she breathes out, lets Glimmer's feelings of want and uncertainty roll over her without an ounce of surprise; because it's the way Ellie feels too. Having her this close is difficult, though, in a different way-
Because Ellie's hesitation comes less from the world around them, and from a deep wellspring of tangled love and hurt and grief and guilt and longing and self-hatred that hasn't come up yet, and it all catches in Ellie's throat. No matter how much she wants this, she's far from ready for it.]