Lily was awful at keeping her emotions in check. She'd always been the bright sun, the fiery anger, everything sharply passionate and larger-than-life. It was just how she was, how she'd always be.
She hadn't meant to upset him. She truly hadn't, and it felt like a ball of guilt in her chest. She knew him well enough even now to work through his emotions and for a moment she just breathed quietly, though it hitched once when he said he missed her too. Nothing would ever be the same again, but--
After that Lily moved slowly, making sure that Severus could see what she was doing and stop her if he wanted to. She knew better than to spring things on anyone like that. If he let her she would take the glass from him and set it safely aside before clutching his hand with both of her own and tipping her head down so she could press her forehead to the back of it.
"Severus."
That was all she said.
(If he did stop her or at all look like he didn't want her to touch him she would instead drop her hands back to where they'd been, saying his name anyway.)
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She hadn't meant to upset him. She truly hadn't, and it felt like a ball of guilt in her chest. She knew him well enough even now to work through his emotions and for a moment she just breathed quietly, though it hitched once when he said he missed her too. Nothing would ever be the same again, but--
After that Lily moved slowly, making sure that Severus could see what she was doing and stop her if he wanted to. She knew better than to spring things on anyone like that. If he let her she would take the glass from him and set it safely aside before clutching his hand with both of her own and tipping her head down so she could press her forehead to the back of it.
"Severus."
That was all she said.
(If he did stop her or at all look like he didn't want her to touch him she would instead drop her hands back to where they'd been, saying his name anyway.)