[ credence feels ready and he knows that even if he is running off adrenaline, graves isn't going to do anything that credence is going to regret. he also knows that if he tells the older man to stop he will, which gives him a sense of agency he so desperately needs. the look in graves' eyes peering down at him is very nearly enough to make credence's breath shake on its own and when fingers glide through his hair credence's eyes lid almost completely closed and he nuzzles into it almost as though he's a spoiled cat angling for more pets.
he's a little surprised when graves moves him instead of just letting him continue but he curls his arms around his neck anyway, resting lightly across his broad shoulders but clutching him close anyway. he settles back easily, looking up at him with something--trusting, adoring, almost shy but not quite--in his eyes, complicated as anything else.
credence smiles again, that tiny thing that's the most he ever wears, tipping into the kiss to his cheek. ] All right. [ relenting is simple enough with graves, watching him and processing what he says, shaking his head a little to get his hair out of his face as he leans it back into the mattress. when he speaks it's softly, lips parted from an exhale. ] Kiss me.
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he's a little surprised when graves moves him instead of just letting him continue but he curls his arms around his neck anyway, resting lightly across his broad shoulders but clutching him close anyway. he settles back easily, looking up at him with something--trusting, adoring, almost shy but not quite--in his eyes, complicated as anything else.
credence smiles again, that tiny thing that's the most he ever wears, tipping into the kiss to his cheek. ] All right. [ relenting is simple enough with graves, watching him and processing what he says, shaking his head a little to get his hair out of his face as he leans it back into the mattress. when he speaks it's softly, lips parted from an exhale. ] Kiss me.