[ the second iteration of the hug is a lot better, and inej's lips curve into a slight grin before she squeezes him once more, letting go to head to bed at his ladies first.
his bed is ridiculously comfortable, and as she lays down and the light goes out, inej waits until she feels the weight of kaz sinking into the mattress. she rolls onto her side to be able to look at him, barely making out his features in the dark room. she nearly misses what he says, the i missed this.
it causes her to reach out, gently brushing her fingers against his arm with a soft smile. ]
I did too.
[ which was something of a surprise to her. having someone else in her bed always nauseated her, before. typically because the evenings where someone did spend the night, the evenings that heleen had essentially rented her out for an overnight visit, were always the worst. inej had perfected the art of the fake smile or laugh, to make the time go by faster, but it had never reached her eyes. she doesn't feel the urge to pretend, with kaz.
she lets her arm remain slightly stretched, but no longer touching. ]
Can I ask you something?
[ she says, shifting a bit further into her pillow. ]
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his bed is ridiculously comfortable, and as she lays down and the light goes out, inej waits until she feels the weight of kaz sinking into the mattress. she rolls onto her side to be able to look at him, barely making out his features in the dark room. she nearly misses what he says, the i missed this.
it causes her to reach out, gently brushing her fingers against his arm with a soft smile. ]
I did too.
[ which was something of a surprise to her. having someone else in her bed always nauseated her, before. typically because the evenings where someone did spend the night, the evenings that heleen had essentially rented her out for an overnight visit, were always the worst. inej had perfected the art of the fake smile or laugh, to make the time go by faster, but it had never reached her eyes. she doesn't feel the urge to pretend, with kaz.
she lets her arm remain slightly stretched, but no longer touching. ]
Can I ask you something?
[ she says, shifting a bit further into her pillow. ]