Desperate To Breathe

The way he held her, the closeness they shared, it was all very comforting to her. Whether he had other intentions or not, Duchess would only believe that he was holding her to comfort her and not for anything else. She really wasn't so naive, but it's what she wanted to believe.

Her eyes stayed on his as she had his attention, and when he stated the obvious, she sought to land her face into the fur of his chest again, "No." She confirmed, but didn't say anything more. She took a deep, shaky inhale almost demonstrating that she was crying only she wasn't. Only the weld of tears in her eyes that hadn't fallen.

A paw gently stroked through his fur for a moment, but not too soon after she fell into his chest did she look back up to him with her cheek either resting on him or the ground. The same paw that played through his chest hairs lifted and went to brush over his own cheek under his eye. Maybe it was a different type of intimate touch she was offering him, only she couldn't tell that he was struggling too. "Do you want me, Noir?" The question was deeper than it was on the surface. Duchess felt worthless, like she wasn't beautiful and now that she would be alone forever. The band was gone, she was no longer with Indigo, it seemed a number of men she had come onto either didn't pick up on her or didn't want to. She wanted to believe she was desirable, but she couldn't. Her self worth had gone from bad to worse. She hoped that Noir could ease her broken heart just a little.

"Duchess"
F2U base by Snowylaika