His lips twist together, eyes lowering to peek out from under his thick lashes. And I feel a great sinking in my chest. Like someone just pulled the rug out from under me, and I’m here falling, flailing, lost to…to something I can’t name. Hell, if he doesn’t look so young in this moment. Young and innocent and just… screaming for someone to swoop in and save the day. And oh how that reaches right into my chest, pulverizing me.
