[ maybe, with time, she'll grow better at this. at noticing and sensing the subtle shifts when they've got the bond moving. maybe she will have the chance to build this skill, to be able to know it and understand it like she can everything else she does. for now, though, all she knows is that there is something different about the moment before she feels fond, a kind of feeling that makes her feel like this is all okay.
and then there is something more. an urge is lean in, to kiss him, but is that what she's getting from fitz or is that her own urge? it surprises her, almost, but when she opens her eyes and looks back to him he is smiling and lord, the feeling doesn't necessarily feel out of place. ]
My what? Oh. [ their fingers slide together and fitz can feel the way jemma feels comfort in the routine of it. the momentary sensation that this movement, at the very least, is familiar. her other hand reaches up to to card through the bottom inches of her hair, carding the strands through it, thinking.
if he decides to start walking, she'll fall in step next to him. she'll take comfort in the fact she is here, and even if two years or whatever kind of time separates them, they can still be. them. he is still. him. her best friend, the person she can't see herself without. ]
Do I change my hair that much? [ its said lightly, in a soft sort of tone. like she's trying to make a joke of it. ]
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and then there is something more. an urge is lean in, to kiss him, but is that what she's getting from fitz or is that her own urge? it surprises her, almost, but when she opens her eyes and looks back to him he is smiling and lord, the feeling doesn't necessarily feel out of place. ]
My what? Oh. [ their fingers slide together and fitz can feel the way jemma feels comfort in the routine of it. the momentary sensation that this movement, at the very least, is familiar. her other hand reaches up to to card through the bottom inches of her hair, carding the strands through it, thinking.
if he decides to start walking, she'll fall in step next to him. she'll take comfort in the fact she is here, and even if two years or whatever kind of time separates them, they can still be. them. he is still. him. her best friend, the person she can't see herself without. ]
Do I change my hair that much? [ its said lightly, in a soft sort of tone. like she's trying to make a joke of it. ]