five word prompts // accepting.
WHISKEY EYES SEARCHED throughout the dimly lit shadows of the tent, resting upon the mossy hues that bore into him. the gentle sea breeze had been cool on this particular night though he was certain that it had to do with the fact that his skin felt inflamed, BURNING at the sound of those three words that both anchored him and stirred up CONFLICTION within his mind. did she even know what she was saying? did she understand the GRAVITY that her words held over him? L O V E. it was so foreign, yet, so familiar at the same time. L O V E, he had felt that before. this sense of protection for the curly headed, chubby kid he thought of like a brother. the dedication that overran his EVERY RATIONAL THOUGHT when the dark haired girl with those icy blue eyes was in distress. the determination that pushed him to find a way for his BEST FRIEND to survive the disease that rotted his mind to nothing. that was L O V E – he knew that well enough, but he also knew that no one he had ever loved survived in this world.
‘ SONYA – ’ and yet that name. HER NAME. it had the power to quiet every storm, concur every mountain, DERAIL every thought inside the dark depths of his mind that it nearly terrified him. he could’ve sworn that the real cure in this world did not reside within the confides of his body no, he was USELESS when it came to what she had. thomas had wondered time and time again what it was, why she had such a hold over him like no one else had and it was FOOLISH for him to not recognize it until now. A SHAME that she had to wait so long for him to wrap his mind around what this was. with every threat that came the blonde’s way, he fought to PROTECT HER. her trouble’s were thomas’s own and he was DEDICATED to seeking a way to have that smile back on her lips again. he had never been more DETERMINED about anything more in his entire existence. this was so much more than what he had bargained for and though the voice inside his head screamed that he didn’t warrant even a glance from this girl – another overpowered every single DOUBT he had lingering within.
A TREMBLING BREATH WRECKED escaped the boy as delicate hands rested on either side of the blonde’s face. the pad of his thumb traced the dips of her smile lines, SILENT ADMIRATION abiding in those amber eyes as he took her in. every curve, every little feature as if he was committing it to memory though he already had each night they laid close together in the comfort of this tent. he swore in all the time he had with his memories, thomas had never seen something so close to PERFECTION. so close that it left him in awe. a faint grin had pulled at the corners of his lips, gaze seeking those fearful hues that waited for him patiently in wonder. all that mattered now was to take that hesitance away, to calm those INSECURITIES and SECOND GUESSES that he knew was in her mind at this very moment. slowly, he brought her near to him as his forehead rested along her own, heart practically slamming against his rib cage as did. there was no going back – not that he ever desired to.
