[ That question gives Matt, for the first time since he felt Wanda's voice, a moment's pause.
He offers people his body all the time. His heart, in bits and pieces. His time, the work of his mind, the lighthouse in his soul. But his trust--that's the one thing he holds back (along with like, most personal details). And what he finds is that unlike his body or his time, people don't ask him for it. He's allowed, it seems, to tightrope-travel place to place without a net, and nobody notices.
But now here they are.
Matt's gaze flicks down to their joined hands, fitted to each other like threads in a tapestry, before lifting again to Wanda's face. Wanda like wonder, wave a magic wand. Wanda, wandering in the woods. Like him. Matt gets the sense, in a gleam of blessed insight, that Wanda might need to be trusted the way someone coming out of the cold needs to be warmed before their limbs can move. ]
It's a steep learning curve for me, [ he admits. He's tensed without realizing it; when Matt's brain catches up to his body, he swallows another soothing breath. Lets it out on a shaky sigh. Nods. ] But ... yes. I think I can.
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He offers people his body all the time. His heart, in bits and pieces. His time, the work of his mind, the lighthouse in his soul. But his trust--that's the one thing he holds back (along with like, most personal details). And what he finds is that unlike his body or his time, people don't ask him for it. He's allowed, it seems, to tightrope-travel place to place without a net, and nobody notices.
But now here they are.
Matt's gaze flicks down to their joined hands, fitted to each other like threads in a tapestry, before lifting again to Wanda's face. Wanda like wonder, wave a magic wand. Wanda, wandering in the woods. Like him. Matt gets the sense, in a gleam of blessed insight, that Wanda might need to be trusted the way someone coming out of the cold needs to be warmed before their limbs can move. ]
It's a steep learning curve for me, [ he admits. He's tensed without realizing it; when Matt's brain catches up to his body, he swallows another soothing breath. Lets it out on a shaky sigh. Nods. ] But ... yes. I think I can.