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I think you'll find that I can be very persuasive, ( sara's quick to chirp back, chasing another kiss while he's still a breath away. when their lips part, it's with a small sigh, a lean of her forehead against his for a moment in a gesture that rides a thin border into affection, eyes still closed and fingers tightening into the fabric of his jacket.
these past few days have been a grim reminder of what it cost to defeat savage and the time lords and reclaim their destinies, knowing the time and place leonard was brought here from. sara hasn't been able to stop thinking back to that time the two of them were locked in the hull of the ship, hypothermia starting to creep over them, and he asked her what dying felt like, in the wake of their impending demise. lonely, she remembers she'd said.
now, the moment feels like a special kind of punch in the gut foreshadowing — their first and only kiss, a desperate attempt by sara to prevent him from feeling that same kind of terrifying loneliness that even someone as strong and as brave as she is felt when she died. she'd cared for him on that ship, she'd cared for him in the city she left behind. it's why each kiss feels as vitally important as the very first at the oculus.
the moment of affection only lasts for just that — a moment, though, before sara puts on a brave face and makes herself take a step back. there's no time for her sentiment right now; they've got important matters to attend to.
hands dropping to her sides and fingers curling around the handle of the bag at her wrist, sara all but saunters into leonard's bedroom like she owns the damn place, dropping her purchase at the foot of his bed so she can unlace her boots, pull each one off by the heel. assuming that he's followed her in, she glances over her shoulder, helpfully instructing mid-unbuttoning her jeans, ) You get it out of the box and all set up with your phone.
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