It was amazing (or dreadful), how swiftly his fears could be thrown out the window and scattered away to the wind. There was still a needling voice at the back of his head - a horribly rational one - that told him nothing was solved and that she really shouldn’t be here. This was exactly what they weren’t supposed to be doing, was exactly the kind of risk that could hurt them, that they had done so well at staving off for months on end...
A whiff of this, and Elsie’s parents would dash their chances at a proper courtship in a heartbeat, even more than they already might.
But Tybalt quashed that voice. Funnily enough, he would rather not think about Elsie’s parents right now.
Because when it came down to it, not seeing her had been hell in itself. That was the worst part of it all; he would marry her tomorrow if he could, but he might’ve married her if only to get to see her, at this point. But when had he last even kissed her? Too long ago. He could scarcely remember. (When had he last kissed her quite like this? He wasn’t sure he had ever.)
Overtaken by the recklessness of it, Tyb let himself careen backwards horizontally onto the bed, pulling Elsie with him to make the moment last as long as he could without having to let go of her. If anything and everything they did was a risk, and if she was already here, well - they may as well make the most of it for once.
A whiff of this, and Elsie’s parents would dash their chances at a proper courtship in a heartbeat, even more than they already might.
But Tybalt quashed that voice. Funnily enough, he would rather not think about Elsie’s parents right now.
Because when it came down to it, not seeing her had been hell in itself. That was the worst part of it all; he would marry her tomorrow if he could, but he might’ve married her if only to get to see her, at this point. But when had he last even kissed her? Too long ago. He could scarcely remember. (When had he last kissed her quite like this? He wasn’t sure he had ever.)
Overtaken by the recklessness of it, Tyb let himself careen backwards horizontally onto the bed, pulling Elsie with him to make the moment last as long as he could without having to let go of her. If anything and everything they did was a risk, and if she was already here, well - they may as well make the most of it for once.
