[ When their lips press together, she realizes with utmost clarity once more - for the first time in months - that she never wants to be without this again. And, hopefully, she’ll never have to be. Ori has been through a lot in her time away, and yet leaving her lovers in this realm and losing her memories of them while she sought a resolution in her waking world remains one of the hardest thing she’s ever done; she knows this now more than ever.

But she kisses Thoma back duly, as though she never thought she’d be able to kiss him again, her hands coming up to frame his face. Once they pull away, she nuzzles him with a contented hum and presses another soft kiss to a corner of his eye. ]

I missed you too. I’m so happy to see you like this - and I’m sorry that I couldn’t come back in time to be there when you woke up.

[ She leans away a little bit, then, if only so she can see more of his lovely face and smile down at him. ]

Have you and our moonlight been good while I’ve been away?

[ Ori doesn’t quite realize that it’s only been a matter of days since she left, and fewer days still since Thoma has woken up to experience her absence. ]