[catch all for adora]

[supercatty]

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[supercatty]

[oh]

[that. . . does funny things to Catra's heart, which is now hammering heavily against her ribs, like the wings of a hummingbird. she stares at Adora with wide eyes, because clearly she didn't expect that kind of reaffirmation alongside the-- you know]

[intimate hands-against-her-cheeks thing]

Adora--?

[superjock]

I'm serious, Catra. [Insistently!!!

As she continues to hold her face.]

I'll never let that happen to you again. I promise.

[supercatty]

[. . .]

[she doesn't-- know how to respond to that. part of her can't believe it. part of her has been burned too many times, by Adora and Scorpia and so, so many other people, that she wouldn't dare open herself up to hoping like that again]

[but part of her. . .]

[the other part of her remembers that Adora came bac]

[. . .]

[she presses her hands against the ones on her cheek, touch brief, before she pulls Adora into a hug]

[superjock]

[And Adora goes into that hug willingly, clutching Catra close in return, eyes sliding shut.]

I promise.

[She whispers that once more, for Catra's ears only, and then falls silent, content to just hold Catra close.

She knows this doesn't make up for everything that's happened between them--but it feels better than things have felt in a long time.]

[supercatty]

[. . . and for once. . . Catra feels like she can believe that promise. believe it in a way she's never been able to believe Adora before]

[she settles into that hug, melts against the curve of Adora's body until they're pressed extremely close. this is cuddling?? this is cuddling!!]

[they're definitely cuddling now]