[ Inej pls. Give him more credit here. Even if he did give you an attitude. ]
Ketterdam's your oyster. [ Within reason, but she's never been one to go outrageous. Besides, paying for dinner is a small price for doing this job with him. With that demand, she's agreed without saying she agrees—this is how it is with them. Reading between the lines. Or sometimes, not even having to talk aloud at all.
It's begun to make him wonder about the words scrawled across his wrist. I can help you. How many times has he heard someone say that? At least a dozen, all said in different ways. Some tremulous, others wheedling. She'd said it with such surety, despite having the expression of someone caged.
He'll never forget that. And he thinks maybe he should just up and ask her what's on her wrist. Just to clear the air. But part of him likes not knowing, afraid of what it might mean if it's a yes.
Or what it might mean if it's a no. If someone else is her future. He's never been possessive, exactly, but he's certainly protective. Especially in this instance, where she's already been through enough. ]
Fine, I won't plan anything strenuous for a couple days.
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[ Inej pls. Give him more credit here. Even if he did give you an attitude. ]
Ketterdam's your oyster. [ Within reason, but she's never been one to go outrageous. Besides, paying for dinner is a small price for doing this job with him. With that demand, she's agreed without saying she agrees—this is how it is with them. Reading between the lines. Or sometimes, not even having to talk aloud at all.
It's begun to make him wonder about the words scrawled across his wrist. I can help you. How many times has he heard someone say that? At least a dozen, all said in different ways. Some tremulous, others wheedling. She'd said it with such surety, despite having the expression of someone caged.
He'll never forget that. And he thinks maybe he should just up and ask her what's on her wrist. Just to clear the air. But part of him likes not knowing, afraid of what it might mean if it's a yes.
Or what it might mean if it's a no. If someone else is her future. He's never been possessive, exactly, but he's certainly protective. Especially in this instance, where she's already been through enough. ]
Fine, I won't plan anything strenuous for a couple days.