[ It's really nice to hear it in person and it brings a smile to his face. He can't say the words back to her, because he doesn't want to lie to her. Admitting he loves someone isn't easy for him, and it has entirely to do with his own trauma and nothing to do with Harley.
Instead, he tilts her chin up gently and gazes into her eyes before brushing his thumb over her cheekbone. She is absolutely beautiful to him. Malcolm leans in and kisses her slowly, intimately, perhaps in a way that she hasn't been kissed before. He wants to show her that he loves her with actions, even if he can't say the words yet. ]
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Instead, he tilts her chin up gently and gazes into her eyes before brushing his thumb over her cheekbone. She is absolutely beautiful to him. Malcolm leans in and kisses her slowly, intimately, perhaps in a way that she hasn't been kissed before. He wants to show her that he loves her with actions, even if he can't say the words yet. ]