[His eyes tremble for a moment at hearing how afraid she had been of him, and while he had realized it, it's only now he can really see how much it's weighed on her. Somehow he feels as if he hadn't made himself trustworthy enough, even if he also knows that what she's feeling is understandable and natural. Though somehow it also bothers him that she would think he would side with a corporation like that, let alone work with them. Of course, he doesn't know everything and who knows, maybe circumstances could have led to it. But even so...
With a displeased frown he looks down at her before he tips her chin up and kisses her fiercely on her lips. It's rough, his teeth biting her lower lip before he speaks against them.]
...Useless thoughts.
[His blue eyes pierce through hers as he stares into them with unshaking confidence.]
Do you really think I would stick around a group like that?
[His teeth nip her lips again.]
...Doesn't matter. No one has a clean record and we all make decisions based on our circumstances, rightly or wrongly. I only care about what I see in front of me.
[Cassius comes to mind, of how he firmly regarded the moondweller as an enemy only to later change his mind as he watched the man change and develop with the group. Change it to the point they became allies, perhaps, dare he say it, friends. Eustace himself doesn't have a spotless record and he had his own concerns that Tifa might look at him differently if she knew the lengths and heartlessness he went through for some of his missions. It was why he was forthright about it early on, but...isn't that how she came to her insecurities about telling her own truths to begin with?
With his hand still holding her in place, Eustace pulls back just enough so he can fully gaze into her eyes, so that she can see his whole expression. Though there's still traces of his annoyance, it's also earnest, that gentle warmth never wavering as he softens a little.]
The woman I fell in love with has always been honest with her heart, and that's all that matters.
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With a displeased frown he looks down at her before he tips her chin up and kisses her fiercely on her lips. It's rough, his teeth biting her lower lip before he speaks against them.]
...Useless thoughts.
[His blue eyes pierce through hers as he stares into them with unshaking confidence.]
Do you really think I would stick around a group like that?
[His teeth nip her lips again.]
...Doesn't matter. No one has a clean record and we all make decisions based on our circumstances, rightly or wrongly. I only care about what I see in front of me.
[Cassius comes to mind, of how he firmly regarded the moondweller as an enemy only to later change his mind as he watched the man change and develop with the group. Change it to the point they became allies, perhaps, dare he say it, friends. Eustace himself doesn't have a spotless record and he had his own concerns that Tifa might look at him differently if she knew the lengths and heartlessness he went through for some of his missions. It was why he was forthright about it early on, but...isn't that how she came to her insecurities about telling her own truths to begin with?
With his hand still holding her in place, Eustace pulls back just enough so he can fully gaze into her eyes, so that she can see his whole expression. Though there's still traces of his annoyance, it's also earnest, that gentle warmth never wavering as he softens a little.]
The woman I fell in love with has always been honest with her heart, and that's all that matters.