[ Which is to say he only chose the ones he figured would suit her. He just wasn't prepared for how well. The dark blue lingerie is so lacy that he can half-see her nipples and the dark scrim of hair through the silk. The effect literally discombobulates him. He's always thought of her allure as something secret, something that gets lost in the zest and brashness of 18 year old gaucherie. Something you have to look hard at to perceive, where others -- maybe even Korra herself -- overlook it. The few glimpses of her in her usual plain-and-practical get-ups don't prepare him for the full effect of Korra in something more elaborate. She barely resembles the anxious scowly girl with the dangling hair and bright eyes he'd first met. ]
[ Swallowing, Hei steps forward. Whatever unflattering shock he feels at her appearance, he hides. Not her fault he was too closed-off to see her as beautiful instead of Cute. His fingers are light against her shoulders, torn between disbelief and wanting to trace his hands over the warm fabric, to find hotter climes. ] You look amazing. [ As far as compliments go, this is tepid. He's capable of more elaborate ones. But for now he simply takes her in, while all the blood abandons his brain to go straight to his groin. Melting on sight. ]
action;
Catalogue.
[ Which is to say he only chose the ones he figured would suit her. He just wasn't prepared for how well. The dark blue lingerie is so lacy that he can half-see her nipples and the dark scrim of hair through the silk. The effect literally discombobulates him. He's always thought of her allure as something secret, something that gets lost in the zest and brashness of 18 year old gaucherie. Something you have to look hard at to perceive, where others -- maybe even Korra herself -- overlook it. The few glimpses of her in her usual plain-and-practical get-ups don't prepare him for the full effect of Korra in something more elaborate. She barely resembles the anxious scowly girl with the dangling hair and bright eyes he'd first met. ]
[ Swallowing, Hei steps forward. Whatever unflattering shock he feels at her appearance, he hides. Not her fault he was too closed-off to see her as beautiful instead of Cute. His fingers are light against her shoulders, torn between disbelief and wanting to trace his hands over the warm fabric, to find hotter climes. ] You look amazing. [ As far as compliments go, this is tepid. He's capable of more elaborate ones. But for now he simply takes her in, while all the blood abandons his brain to go straight to his groin. Melting on sight. ]
[ Well. Other parts are the opposite of melted. ]