[ In a smooth motion, she levers herself up onto the counter, still facing him. It makes him think she's at a good height to hug, something he's tempted to do. If only to change the subject to something that doesn't expose the raw parts of himself.
Or the thing he's been regretting since Van Eck snatched her away.
But he knows her too well—she's going to pursue it if he tries to evade her line of questioning. ]
You. [ A thing both relieving and frightening to say. He's never had such a lever to be used against him before. The touch, perhaps, but even he could grit his teeth through it if he saw it coming.
The thought of anything horrible happening to her just. Puts him completely off balance.
He leans against the sink, hands curled along the ledge of it, his gaze dropping towards the letter from the Gemensbank. ]
On Vellgeluk, Van Eck changed his mind because I looked at you first. [ He's turned it over and over since then, hating that he'd been so transparent. ]
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Date: 2021-02-10 01:54 am (UTC)Or the thing he's been regretting since Van Eck snatched her away.
But he knows her too well—she's going to pursue it if he tries to evade her line of questioning. ]
You. [ A thing both relieving and frightening to say. He's never had such a lever to be used against him before. The touch, perhaps, but even he could grit his teeth through it if he saw it coming.
The thought of anything horrible happening to her just. Puts him completely off balance.
He leans against the sink, hands curled along the ledge of it, his gaze dropping towards the letter from the Gemensbank. ]
On Vellgeluk, Van Eck changed his mind because I looked at you first. [ He's turned it over and over since then, hating that he'd been so transparent. ]