His eyes softened, hands squeezing hers in turn. They could be like this, he thought. They could all be like this, all of them together. There was no reason why it couldn't be possible.
He took a step closer, the edge of the river just barely lapping against his feet. "Rey... May I kiss you?"
"..what about Poe?" Rey found herself asking in softer tones, afraid the dead would whisper such things back to the other half of Hades.
She shouldn't be asking such things. She should've said no. She shouldn't cause a rift between Finn and Poe--but they were one being? Possibly? It was hard to wrap her head around, and was it wrong that she wanted to kiss him? To feel his soft lips against her own and cast aside the notion of being an eternal maiden.
Better yet, why was she thinking about kissing Poe too? The idea that she could be with either--or both men should have forced her to pull back, but it hadn't. No, she was playing a very dangerous game here.
What about Poe? At first, he wasn't sure what she meant. Poe knew that Finn loved him. It was practically etched into both of their souls. And Finn knew that Poe could grow to love Rey as much as Finn was starting to.
Rey had reservations, though, and that was in her right. Neither of them wanted to do something that could lead to Poe's pain.
So, instead, he brought one of her hands up to kiss her knuckles. "I'll talk with him first. You're right."
Rey did not want to come between Poe and Finn. Yes, the gods were known to take on lovers, multiples of them, but she knew how much the pair cared for each other. Aphrodite wasn't proof of love, but they were. She didn't want to ruin the relationship they had, and now...she was starting to feel guilty for having feelings for Finn.
And for Poe.
...She was getting herself more and more into trouble, wasn't she?
Better yet, why would Finn want to kiss her? More questions began to swirl around in her head, but it fell quiet once his lips kissed her knuckles.
She found herself leaning in to Finn, lightly brushing her lips to his cheek.
"...could you hold me?" she asked in a soft voice. Rey didn't want to drive a wedge between Poe and Finn, but she yearned to have a fraction of what they had. Maybe she could learn to care, and love them both from afar.
[ooc:...well, damn this was more fluff than I can handle.]
Finn hesitated a moment when Rey got closer to him, but it wasn't out of nerves really. Mostly, he was in awe that she wanted to be held by him and wondering if he could really give the comfort she was looking for.
Deciding to at least try, Finn stepped forward to wrap her in his arms. His hold was firm but not tight, just keeping her close and burying his face in her shoulder, keeping them both together.
While Finn's hug was firm, Rey's hug was tight, as though she was afraid of letting go. She felt safe in his arms, felt peace....and comfort? She felt a rush of warmth, electricity and something she couldn't describe. Something that slipped into her heart and locked on. Something that made her reluctant to let go.
If...she didn't have her mother's love, she could make peace with that. She could continue living, but if Finn wasn't around. If she could not see him, or hold him, it would be the death of her. She shouldn't have such strong feelings for him, but they were taking root, and gods, she wished she could have a sliver of what Poe had with Finn.
To feel so cherished--loved by him...by them.
It was enough to make her heart ache and cause tears to form in the corners of her eyes. She took in a deep breath and pressed her face in the crook of his neck, willing herself to not cry.
HI IM SORRY the holiday's have been wrecking my life
Oh, something had changed. He wasn't sure if it was himself or the vulnerability of the moment, though. All he really knew was that a surge of protectiveness shot through him hard enough to leave him trembling.
His hand pressed against the back of her head gently, his face falling to her shoulder. "You're okay. Everything's okay now. You can stay as long as you wish. We want you to stay as long as you wish."
Try as Rey could, the tears welled up in her eyes. They fell down her cheeks after Finn spoke those words to her. She didn't think Poe would want her around, not after their argument, but Finn. He chipped away at the walls she built up, and after coming to the realization that Demeter did not care for her in the same way, but Finn seemingly did...
She didn't want to let go of him. Not if she had to.
Rey shifted her head a little, giving a small nod, and tried her best to keep her crying as silent as could be. Finn may have her a sniffle or two...or maybe feel her heart aching. They were close enough...or maybe whatever connection they felt with one another would take a stronger hold.
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His eyes softened, hands squeezing hers in turn. They could be like this, he thought. They could all be like this, all of them together. There was no reason why it couldn't be possible.
He took a step closer, the edge of the river just barely lapping against his feet. "Rey... May I kiss you?"
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She shouldn't be asking such things. She should've said no. She shouldn't cause a rift between Finn and Poe--but they were one being? Possibly? It was hard to wrap her head around, and was it wrong that she wanted to kiss him? To feel his soft lips against her own and cast aside the notion of being an eternal maiden.
Better yet, why was she thinking about kissing Poe too? The idea that she could be with either--or both men should have forced her to pull back, but it hadn't. No, she was playing a very dangerous game here.
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Rey had reservations, though, and that was in her right. Neither of them wanted to do something that could lead to Poe's pain.
So, instead, he brought one of her hands up to kiss her knuckles. "I'll talk with him first. You're right."
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And for Poe.
...She was getting herself more and more into trouble, wasn't she?
Better yet, why would Finn want to kiss her? More questions began to swirl around in her head, but it fell quiet once his lips kissed her knuckles.
She found herself leaning in to Finn, lightly brushing her lips to his cheek.
"...could you hold me?" she asked in a soft voice. Rey didn't want to drive a wedge between Poe and Finn, but she yearned to have a fraction of what they had. Maybe she could learn to care, and love them both from afar.
[ooc:...well, damn this was more fluff than I can handle.]
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Deciding to at least try, Finn stepped forward to wrap her in his arms. His hold was firm but not tight, just keeping her close and burying his face in her shoulder, keeping them both together.
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If...she didn't have her mother's love, she could make peace with that. She could continue living, but if Finn wasn't around. If she could not see him, or hold him, it would be the death of her. She shouldn't have such strong feelings for him, but they were taking root, and gods, she wished she could have a sliver of what Poe had with Finn.
To feel so cherished--loved by him...by them.
It was enough to make her heart ache and cause tears to form in the corners of her eyes. She took in a deep breath and pressed her face in the crook of his neck, willing herself to not cry.
HI IM SORRY the holiday's have been wrecking my life
His hand pressed against the back of her head gently, his face falling to her shoulder. "You're okay. Everything's okay now. You can stay as long as you wish. We want you to stay as long as you wish."
*pounce* Happy Holidays!
She didn't want to let go of him. Not if she had to.
Rey shifted her head a little, giving a small nod, and tried her best to keep her crying as silent as could be. Finn may have her a sniffle or two...or maybe feel her heart aching. They were close enough...or maybe whatever connection they felt with one another would take a stronger hold.