[it's comfortable. they're not so wound up that they can't get up without making a fuss. they're just sitting together, companionably.]
[i feel alive when i'm with you. maybe the words were hard, but they settle deep into his bones and mean more to him than he can explain. people don't usually feel alive with him. they just end up dead. and they are, they did die - but they're here now. she made him want to do better and he's still trying.]
[he leans over and kisses the top of her head.] I think we can be. I already do feel better, with you.
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[i feel alive when i'm with you. maybe the words were hard, but they settle deep into his bones and mean more to him than he can explain. people don't usually feel alive with him. they just end up dead. and they are, they did die - but they're here now. she made him want to do better and he's still trying.]
[he leans over and kisses the top of her head.] I think we can be. I already do feel better, with you.
It's a chance I would like to take with you too.