[And then, still uncertain as to whether or not this is real, she laughs. She can't help it! But it's a far cry from the mocking laughter she so commonly assumes as a front. It's soft, genuine and wondering, and her fingertips press a little more tightly against Austria's cheek.
Maybe... maybe it's okay, to believe this. Maybe it's okay to think that even somebody like Austria could have a use for someone like her. In a modern age where Austria was no longer an empire and Prussia was no longer anything, maybe...
She steps in, closing the distance between them to wrap Austria into a tight hug. Maybe it's okay to look vulnerable in front of her. Just a little. Just this once.]
Lieb' dich. Ich hab' dich schon immer...
[No, too much. She just buries her nose against the shorter woman's hair and squeezes her as tightly as she can.]
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Maybe... maybe it's okay, to believe this. Maybe it's okay to think that even somebody like Austria could have a use for someone like her. In a modern age where Austria was no longer an empire and Prussia was no longer anything, maybe...
She steps in, closing the distance between them to wrap Austria into a tight hug. Maybe it's okay to look vulnerable in front of her. Just a little. Just this once.]
Lieb' dich. Ich hab' dich schon immer...
[No, too much. She just buries her nose against the shorter woman's hair and squeezes her as tightly as she can.]