[Cora watches him, and is paying just enough attention to see that catch in his gaze (15). That uncertainty in not knowing how to proceed. And she can't really say she's much better. She leans more towards Derek's side of the spectrum than Malia's. While Malia will throw herself into situations, follow her id with abandon and be able to walk away without a second thought - at least until things get too complicated. Derek on the other hand just seems to fall into things, for better or worse (usually worse).
Cora, on the other hand, seems stuck in the middle. She wants things, but she doesn't know how to let herself fall.
It probably has something to do with how she grew up, spending her formative years waiting for an axe to fall or hunters to find her. And it's not as though she hadn't found her ways into relationships, but it hadn't been this hard - it also hadn't been something she's wanted this much either.
One of them is going to have to make a move, and in stereotypical fashion, it probably should be the Hale. That's what Hales do, they push until something breaks, and she very much doesn't want this to break. She's not Malia, nor is she Lydia, where she knows exactly the right words to move things from one moment to next.
She moves her free hand to his side and takes another step closer, putting things into motion but still asking him to meet her halfway.]
( His first motion is wrong and it doesn't mean what it looks like it means. He shakes his head, because she's not wrong. She feels it, too. She stood by his side. Maybe she's seen him since high school. He'd argue they were all preoccupied and she was in hiding, but they are older now. And as much shit as he might get for kissing Derek's sister, he'd bet money he'd get more shit for breaking her heart. For taking her this far, getting them kidnapped, and then choking when it came to the most important part.
Which is why he ends both of their miseries.
He draws her close, meets her halfway and his mouth collides with hers. Because she's going to go back with him so he can tell his dad. And because she forgave him. Stuck by him. Believes in him.
[Tension melts from her shoulders as he meets her lips with his, almost like a sigh. As much as werewolves can pick up on things, they can't read minds, and this feels better, like a confirmation of the things she thought she was seeing, rather than her hoping. It makes her relax, for the first time this weekend, putting them both on the same page.
She releases his hand, but it quickly moves to rest against the side of his face, thumb brushing his cheek as she continues to kiss him until it breaks, tipping her head up as she catches her breath.]
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Cora, on the other hand, seems stuck in the middle. She wants things, but she doesn't know how to let herself fall.
It probably has something to do with how she grew up, spending her formative years waiting for an axe to fall or hunters to find her. And it's not as though she hadn't found her ways into relationships, but it hadn't been this hard - it also hadn't been something she's wanted this much either.
One of them is going to have to make a move, and in stereotypical fashion, it probably should be the Hale. That's what Hales do, they push until something breaks, and she very much doesn't want this to break. She's not Malia, nor is she Lydia, where she knows exactly the right words to move things from one moment to next.
She moves her free hand to his side and takes another step closer, putting things into motion but still asking him to meet her halfway.]
If I'm wrong, stop me.
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Which is why he ends both of their miseries.
He draws her close, meets her halfway and his mouth collides with hers. Because she's going to go back with him so he can tell his dad. And because she forgave him. Stuck by him. Believes in him.
D. All of the above. )
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She releases his hand, but it quickly moves to rest against the side of his face, thumb brushing his cheek as she continues to kiss him until it breaks, tipping her head up as she catches her breath.]
Good?
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( This is good. Packing can wait just a little longer. He's just going to kiss her in his entranceway for a little while. )