For Sonya

[athelstanthescribe]

Athelstan is holding Sonya's hand as they walk up to her room, and occasionally when the urge strikes him, he stops to kiss her.

After all, he doesn't have to worry about who might see him if it's a woman he's with.

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[athelstanthescribe]

"Yes", Athelstan says firmly. "We are, and I never meant to hurt you."

[lt_blade]

She sighed, forcing herself not to think of past relationships. "I'm not hurt. We both wanted this and we're still friends, just now we know where we stand with eachother."

She would've been more hurt if he'd just done this for her benefit, or was using her. She was an adult, they both were-they could have sex without being romantic and still care for eachother.

As to reassure him, she reached up with her free hand and ran her fingers through his hair.

[athelstanthescribe]

He smiles at that, and runs a hand down her face.

"Then I'm glad we did this."