tough-lass:

Somehow these moments really reminded me of one another. I thought at first that it was because of Hook looking on her hand placed on his hand (or his hook), but then I realized it wasn’t that. It’s because of his tormented face just before she’s doing it and his reaction to it.

In both cases there was a huge thing between them. A secret/ dealing with a revealed secret. And in both cases you can see his state of mine because of it, he’s completely tormented. And then, at the middle of the storm that goes on within his head, comes her touch. And you can see his reaction to it. It’s like a cold bandage that someone placed on your head when you have fever. Her touch brings his mind to calmness, even if it’s just for a split of a second.