[ Of course, she always found a loophole. Or maybe he always subconsciously left one. Or maybe it was a little of both. They're so used to covering each other's backs that it comes as easy as breathing. Though he isn't entirely sure how he feels about her having seen all of that. It's not like she hasn't seen plenty of violence in the Barrel–it's the one thing that's a constant here–but it can't have been easy. There'd been that brief moment where he caught her eye up in the rafters, the glint of her knife in the dull light enough to tell him what she had wanted to do.
He's pulled from the spinning thoughts when she comes back over, her fingertips light as a feather where she brushes his hair back. As she goes on her toes, he inhales, braced for the horrible pull of water. It doesn't come, not exactly, anyway, remaining a niggling feeling that is washed out by the relief of the brief touch. There's a temptation to reach out and cup the side of her face but by the time he makes a decision, the moment's passed. ]
I don't plan on having to do this all over again. [ A special case. If it had been any other circumstance, he would've been glad to have the surety that either she or Jesper were nearby in case things went straight to hell.
It's a testament to how much he aches that he doesn't argue when she suggests he sit down. Setting his cane aside, he lowers himself into his desk chair with a low groan, the bruising on his ribs making itself known. ]
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Date: 2021-04-26 01:48 pm (UTC)He's pulled from the spinning thoughts when she comes back over, her fingertips light as a feather where she brushes his hair back. As she goes on her toes, he inhales, braced for the horrible pull of water. It doesn't come, not exactly, anyway, remaining a niggling feeling that is washed out by the relief of the brief touch. There's a temptation to reach out and cup the side of her face but by the time he makes a decision, the moment's passed. ]
I don't plan on having to do this all over again. [ A special case. If it had been any other circumstance, he would've been glad to have the surety that either she or Jesper were nearby in case things went straight to hell.
It's a testament to how much he aches that he doesn't argue when she suggests he sit down. Setting his cane aside, he lowers himself into his desk chair with a low groan, the bruising on his ribs making itself known. ]