INDIRECT EMBRACE
Genre:Romance/Angst
Rating:T
Pairing(s):Makorra
Summary:His scarf always kept him safe. He hoped it would do the same for her.
When he saw her come out in his old coat and a hat they had found lying around the attic, he almost felt like he had stopped breathing. The weight of what they were about to do clenched his heart tighter, and Mako knew that everything might turn out to be not enough.
Without a word, he unwrapped the red scarf around his neck, looping the middle around her slim, dark neck before curling the edges until only her bright blue eyes shone out from behind it. His fingers slipped and pressed against her cheek, and he turned his eyes away, trying not to let his shaking hands betray his emotions.
At least she would be able to get out, he hoped, if it came down to a fight. Maybe that was why he gave her the scarf that was the last thing he had to remind him of his parents. Or maybe he just wanted one last excuse to touch her.