Unraveling Him
A small smile pulled at his lips, his expression shifting to a more relaxed one, like for once, for this passing minute, he wasn't carrying the weight of everything over his shoulders.
He was the one to go for it this time, inching closer and pulling me in for a quick hug to which I returned, needing the reassurance any way there is, "You're alive," I hefted out a low breath, maybe saying it out loud would make it feel more real, "This is not how I expected this to unfold," He mumbled, tapping my back as we pulled away.
My eyebrow raised, "You always expect the worse from me, don't you?"
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