[Warning: Mixed POV]
- Rowan -
She was breathtaking.
Not the stars. Not the planets. Not the comets or moons or any of the wonders I had shown her tonight.
Her.
I watched her face as she spoke, her grey eyes still reflecting the light from above, still carrying that look of pure, unguarded wonder.
And it was quite endearing watching her eyes light up like that.
"It is beautiful, yes," I agreed softly.
My fingers moved without thought, brushing lightly across her forehead, and tracing the line where her dark roots met the fading reddish-brown of her hair.
She didn't notice thankfully.
She was too lost in what she had seen, and too caught up in the magic of it all to register my touch.
And somehow, it made me both happy and sad.
I could touch her, but if she was aware, maybe she might have drawn away…
But at the moment, I was happier.
I had given her this moment.
I wanted to give her more.
I wanted to give her everything.
