I suppose, maybe, they wouldn't seem so special to you. However, to me... They were precious because you are precious.
[ She--really wants to kiss him right now; to stand on her toes and to make him duck down so that it's not her forehead, but her mouth. She should not, she definitely should not, and she will not let herself because--she doesn't want to scare him just to suit her own selfishness. And she doesn't want to taint an obvious gesture of kindness.
So instead--she takes his hand, still wet with her tears, between both of her smaller ones and presses her lips to the pulse point directly beneath the heel of his palm. ]
... It's not up for me to decide, but if you asked me, I think you've already shown me you're still that same person. Gentle, and kind, and patient. But you, however you are, whether you're the "same" or "different" than before--your importance to me is still the same.
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[ She--really wants to kiss him right now; to stand on her toes and to make him duck down so that it's not her forehead, but her mouth. She should not, she definitely should not, and she will not let herself because--she doesn't want to scare him just to suit her own selfishness. And she doesn't want to taint an obvious gesture of kindness.
So instead--she takes his hand, still wet with her tears, between both of her smaller ones and presses her lips to the pulse point directly beneath the heel of his palm. ]
... It's not up for me to decide, but if you asked me, I think you've already shown me you're still that same person. Gentle, and kind, and patient. But you, however you are, whether you're the "same" or "different" than before--your importance to me is still the same.