[ Bruce's view might be a little biased, but he thinks Betty looks wonderful always, he just doesn't like it when she's sad, when the pain shows in her features. So maybe her face is a little red and blotchy but she's not crying anymore, and there's little or none of the worry, the urgency or the pain from before, and that's all he could ask for. He'd hate to (yet again) be the cause of her suffering. ]
That's alright. Just a razor is fine, thanks.
[ At least he'll manage to get rid of the mess of a beard covering his jaw and cheeks, even a little of his neck. He probably thinks he looks worse than he does, honestly. He also doesn't realize that scratching along his bearded jaw or running his fingers through his air is in any way a temptation to her.
But when she reaches out and touches him, the last thing on his mind is to pull away from her, even if his heart leaps at just feeling her hands on him, her fingers brushing across his jaw, his cheeks. He blinks more slowly, and leans in a little closer to her instead. ]
It's okay. You don't have to. [ One hand reaches out to hers, and he holds it in place, tips his head just enough to let his cheek rub along the inside of her fingers and palm. ] You never have to hold back with me.
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That's alright. Just a razor is fine, thanks.
[ At least he'll manage to get rid of the mess of a beard covering his jaw and cheeks, even a little of his neck. He probably thinks he looks worse than he does, honestly. He also doesn't realize that scratching along his bearded jaw or running his fingers through his air is in any way a temptation to her.
But when she reaches out and touches him, the last thing on his mind is to pull away from her, even if his heart leaps at just feeling her hands on him, her fingers brushing across his jaw, his cheeks. He blinks more slowly, and leans in a little closer to her instead. ]
It's okay. You don't have to. [ One hand reaches out to hers, and he holds it in place, tips his head just enough to let his cheek rub along the inside of her fingers and palm. ] You never have to hold back with me.