( A struggle to not pull away; the first instinct of shutting down completely, to block out the storm of emotions, and let his inner defenses take over. How far they've come. She's quelled one of the greater fears in his heart simply by being Clary. Her gaze, affectionate and supportive, hints of shared pain. Unwilling to look upon him as damaged. As lesser. The most amazing gift she carries, and gives freely, is that compassion.
Eyes closing, he's taking in the sensation of her lips, an intimate gesture, deeper than what words could express. For the briefest of moments, Jace does attempt to call forth the harder edge, force his lips into a smirk, and comment of how he's fine, that the point was she shouldn't feel guilty. Those things don't happen.)
It terrifies me, the thousands of ways it could go down. ( A step closer; until they're together, inches of separation, nothing more ) I never knew them, so as much as it hurt, finding out the truth. It wasn't the most painful thing that Valentine took from me.
( Past incidence could be filed away; the torture and manipulations, still very real, but a haziness existed to dull some of their damage. The Lightwoods had done a tremendous amount in making sure happy memories weren't in short supply. Head tipping down, forheads near touching, Jace found another surge of courage ) Nothing compared to how I felt when he took you away from me.
( A truth unspoken until then; regardless of how much she may have felt it in her heart. The lie of Clary being his sister had cut the deepest simply because of the timing; right as he had been ready to admit to himself he was in love with her, Valentine struck )
i regret nothing
Eyes closing, he's taking in the sensation of her lips, an intimate gesture, deeper than what words could express. For the briefest of moments, Jace does attempt to call forth the harder edge, force his lips into a smirk, and comment of how he's fine, that the point was she shouldn't feel guilty. Those things don't happen.)
It terrifies me, the thousands of ways it could go down. ( A step closer; until they're together, inches of separation, nothing more ) I never knew them, so as much as it hurt, finding out the truth. It wasn't the most painful thing that Valentine took from me.
( Past incidence could be filed away; the torture and manipulations, still very real, but a haziness existed to dull some of their damage. The Lightwoods had done a tremendous amount in making sure happy memories weren't in short supply. Head tipping down, forheads near touching, Jace found another surge of courage ) Nothing compared to how I felt when he took you away from me.
( A truth unspoken until then; regardless of how much she may have felt it in her heart. The lie of Clary being his sister had cut the deepest simply because of the timing; right as he had been ready to admit to himself he was in love with her, Valentine struck )