[Alex is strong, but his is the kind of strength that one is completely unaware of. A man striding through anthills, completely unaware of the destruction beneath his boots. A leviathan settling among coral, barely even noticing the century-old spires that break off at its discomfort. Ben feels his heartbeat beneath his palm, searches his shallow eyes, and breathes out.
The X5 reaches up, like Anya does with him sometimes, and cups Alex's jaw between his fingertips, tipping his face until they are looking at one another head on again.]
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The X5 reaches up, like Anya does with him sometimes, and cups Alex's jaw between his fingertips, tipping his face until they are looking at one another head on again.]
I won't leave you.