‘Emma’.. or rather Anna, as she had come to realize, sat before Syx, in one of her dazes. She didn’t know what to do, couldn’t possibly figure it out.. but his touch always seemed to help her keep to the real world. It was the touch that assured her that he was real, that this wasn’t fake like the rest of her life.. or at least the life that she had thought she knew.
She made a soft noise in the back of her throat at the feeling, a soft smile playing at her lips. “..That feels good..” she murmured softly.
Syx didn’t really know what he was doing, but he’d watched a few videos and he adored playing with her hair. So his long fingers soothed through the black strands. Her hair more than anything was her. This wasn’t from her fake life of memories. He would do everything he could to show her that he loved her and not ‘Emma’, she was his Tiger and this didn’t change that. She was wild and beautiful. Her black hair and glowing blue eyes were all her.
The braid was messy and slightly lopsided, but it would keep her hair out of her face and make it safer to be in the workshop area with him. Syx pulled her close against him and kissed her cheek, “I love you.”
The loss of contact at her hair was immediately replaced with another one, humming as she easily leaned back against his form. Turning her head so that she could nestle her nose against his neck, taking a deep breath to take in the scent that was so distinctly him..
His words grounded her further with the emotion that followed.. she felt as if her heart soared, as if those three words lifted some invisible weight of her shoulders. She had known from the first moment she saw him, that she would never be able to shake him. And she had been right. Through everything he was the only one who she could possibly turn to.. he was the only thing that was real in this crazy thing that she called life.
So filled with emotion, it brought tears to her eyes that spilled over to her cheeks, she reached up and cupped his cheek, sniffing softly, “..I love you too..” She whispered, her voice filled with her love for him. She pulled away just enough that she could look at him, the tears only seeming to make her eyes that much brighter
Syx kissed her nose and tucked her against his thin chest again. She was his. He’d claimed her. That meant she would always have a place to belong as far as he was concerned. He’d spent a long time finding himself, so he’d give her all the time she needed. Still, he was eager for her to come back to him, clinging to every touch and word she gave him. He nuzzled into her, he was going to enjoy every second he had with her before she slipped away again.
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