***WARNING: SEXUAL CONTENT***
Matt leaned his forehead forward to touch Serenity's. She still had her hands on his cheeks as she'd spoken to him. He thought that she would reject him, instead she had accepted his ugly feelings, and promised to work through them with him.
Serenity truly was her namesake to him, and gave him strength to carry on. Plus, she wasn't afraid to give him hard truths when necessary. Matt had always appreciated her straightforward attitude, even when she could be a bit abrasive at times.
Matt knew it was unfair of him to blame the Aquarians, but he needed somewhere to direct his repugnant emotions. It was true that no one had ever suffered the way he had, but that didn't give him a right to condemn all of creation for it..
