[He mulls it over in silence for a long moment - not particularly in depth, just... trying to sort out his own feelings, which is never easy. She's eager. Okay, he understands that; she's waited a long time for him, after all, and he's not exactly hurrying things along. But she's also promised not to go too fast for him.
That's why they're here now, after all this time. Not... doing more. Just cuddling. Sharing a bed for the night, getting used to each other, being more physical...
It's a little frightening, yes. Because he doesn't know what he's doing, because he doesn't want to screw up, because he wants her to be happy but he's afraid of being happy himself. This is territory he's unfamiliar with, something he can't study on a map or research in a book. It's new. An adventure, just like she said.
And since when has that ever stopped him?
He closes his eyes for a moment, takes a deep breath, and without warning leans away until he flops back on the bed, his gaze fixated on the ceiling for about ten seconds before he shifts to look over at Winry instead. His expression keeps shifting back and forth between giving her two very different messages: his own lingering uncertainty, and a quiet invitation for her to join him.
He's still nervous, yeah. But...
...maybe he's kind of eager, too. Maybe that's okay.]
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That's why they're here now, after all this time. Not... doing more. Just cuddling. Sharing a bed for the night, getting used to each other, being more physical...
It's a little frightening, yes. Because he doesn't know what he's doing, because he doesn't want to screw up, because he wants her to be happy but he's afraid of being happy himself. This is territory he's unfamiliar with, something he can't study on a map or research in a book. It's new. An adventure, just like she said.
And since when has that ever stopped him?
He closes his eyes for a moment, takes a deep breath, and without warning leans away until he flops back on the bed, his gaze fixated on the ceiling for about ten seconds before he shifts to look over at Winry instead. His expression keeps shifting back and forth between giving her two very different messages: his own lingering uncertainty, and a quiet invitation for her to join him.
He's still nervous, yeah. But...
...maybe he's kind of eager, too. Maybe that's okay.]