TIRED EYES WOULD FLUTTER OPEN to gaze up at the pilot as he hovered above her   ——   bandaged hands cradling his worn visage. it had been another rough fight out in the waters, the kaiju only becoming more   &   more difficult to keep at bay as days dragged on. with every fight they finished, the kaiju seemed to take a little piece of them back to the depths, leaving them weaker   &   broken. both were suffering from minor cuts   &   bruises, but neither felt like rushing to the med bay to have it looked at   ——   the stressful environment of frantic nurses   &   fussy doctors less than ideal in that moment. fast forward to their current location, half exposed to one another   &   laying in bed in a room that might as well be called theirs. as the warrior watches his saddened expression, she could feel the thoughts that ran through his mind   ;   concerned of what was to come. they have come so close to almost losing one another many times, that with these monsters growing stronger   &   stronger, who knows if any of them would come back alive next time. teeth graze against her plump bottom lip as she processed his words, touched by his concern. they had truly come such a long way over the past few months that the idea of losing one another in battle would be enough to break them completely. cassain’s parents were no longer in this world, leaving her as the only thing he had left. she wanted to tell him that she was not going anywhere but   ——   war was just so unpredictable   &   she wasn’t going to instill FALSE HOPE into the man she respected   &   loved.

       GENTLY, MAKO WOULD STRETCH OUT her neck to close the gap between them, melding their lips into a soft, yet passionate kiss. fingers gently graze against the back of his neck as she pulled him down closer, running along his hair as she teased the entrance of his lips with a curious tongue. she’s gentle in her ministrations, adding a slow building intensity that would hopefully showcase the driving want she had for him. a deep breath is inhaled as she reluctantly breaks the kiss, allowing her hands to rest against his lower back. “   i don’t want to lose you either,   “ she begins, allowing the gentle hum of the ghost drift deliver a message she didn’t want to say aloud.   ——   but life is short. we don’t know if we’ll make it through the war   &   i can’t guarantee that we will. it was a sad thought to have, but she knew cassain would understand it greatly. sacrifices had to be made,   &   both of them knew that if it ever came down to it, they would give their lives willingly without any hesitation. still, it didn’t mean they couldn’t enjoy their moments together while the world still spun around them. hands that rested behind him would gently move to the front of his torso, resting against the belt of his pants. digits gently trailed along the fine leather, pressing another lingering kiss against his lips before whispering   ——   breath hot against his skin.
 “   kono yoru no kaunto o shimashou.  “

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