Diligence vincent x reader

:Fluff

: It’s how Vincent shows his love for you.

:100

Kind of written-out for today, but I still had the itch. Hope you like this :)

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Scrupulous eyes, a gentle touch—the hands on your face, you aren’t sure what they’re doing, but he’s remarkably focused. There’s warmth under his thumbs, not the cold of late travelers like he’s used to. That’s all the more reason to take his time. Slow. Calculated.

Then they’re gone in an instant, back to his work. Wire scrapes dried wax. Water softens the edge. It’s your shoulders and your eyes; but, oh, it isn’t you.

No, you’re the radiance of life behind him, the very essence of his soul. You’re his very last breath before he turns around; his faint smile.