warmth spreading from that single point
like sunrise breaking across frozen wasteland
why?
why would she touch a monster this way?
why would she want a broken thing?
her violet eyes watch me
waiting
wondering
fingertips brush her perfect lips
then touch the spot where they pressed against mask
connection
completed
something stirs inside
not just hunger
not just need
something... more
mind feels clearer now
less fog
less rage
but still no words
wish i could speak
tell her what this means
this simple gift
this impossible kindness
but words stay trapped
behind years of only growls and roars
her hand slides up my arm
featherlight touch against ruined flesh
scars under her fingertips
metal against her palm