His arms moved to curl tightly around her, and he stepped closer again until they were pressed together and her back was fully against the wall. The kiss was broken as he kept panting for breath, but quickly followed by another, his tongue lapping at her lips aimlessly.

He could almost feel her heart thrumming alongside his, and it was the most reassuring feeling. To be alive, to know that she was too. His arms tightened around her, pulling her into an even closer embrace, his face buried in the curve of her neck.