[Is that a little panicked pitter patter to his heart? She supposes marriage probably means something more to most people and there's some cosmic irony to be had in the goddess of love being subjected to a marriage that was beyond her control. The Fates were cruel that way and she had as little say about it as Lord Hades had about an eternity spent in the underworld.
You deserve better than that. Fjord's words catch her by surprise, as does his kiss. Less by the action than by the sentiment behind it, and the first second into the kiss she's stalled, brain catching up with her heart for what might be the first time that she can recall.
But in the next second she's responding in kind, eyes fluttering shut and returning the kiss in earnest, her hand slipping around to cup the back of his head, a flutter in her heart that goes beyond the simple physical response.]
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You deserve better than that. Fjord's words catch her by surprise, as does his kiss. Less by the action than by the sentiment behind it, and the first second into the kiss she's stalled, brain catching up with her heart for what might be the first time that she can recall.
But in the next second she's responding in kind, eyes fluttering shut and returning the kiss in earnest, her hand slipping around to cup the back of his head, a flutter in her heart that goes beyond the simple physical response.]