[ So weird. He was expecting her to be unnerved. It's an effort for him to settle into the aloofness he doesn't truly have -- slow breaths, meting out his heartbeats, keeping his expression calm. By degrees, the set of his shoulders shifts into something smoother, easier, and his spine relaxes a little, although a tension lingers at his edges. Internally, the atmosphere is different -- his brain judders over a dozen facts: how to go to work like this, whether he should call in sick, whether Pai will be startled or take his change in stride, whether he should slip Underground for the duration of the day. ]
[ Then Korra peels back the sheet. Hei blinks. Once, twice, before dipping his gaze to the It in question. That primary symbol of what she no longer is -- at least not today. Invasive, prodding, domineering... ]
[ Actually, it is pretty funny looking. At half-mast, dark and fat, barely larger than her testicles but heavy, nestled against the plane of her abdomen and dark scrim of curls. The expression on Hei's face -- a mix of dubious, confused and amused -- fades when he realizes. He's in bed with a dude. Who has the beginnings of an erection. ]
[ He conceals a wince. His voice is terse. ]
They don't all look the same. [ A beat. ] Even on the same guy, the size varies. Depending on the situation.
[ One minute as a man. And she's already obsessing over her dick. He's too rattled to be endeared. ]
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[ Then Korra peels back the sheet. Hei blinks. Once, twice, before dipping his gaze to the It in question. That primary symbol of what she no longer is -- at least not today. Invasive, prodding, domineering... ]
[ Actually, it is pretty funny looking. At half-mast, dark and fat, barely larger than her testicles but heavy, nestled against the plane of her abdomen and dark scrim of curls. The expression on Hei's face -- a mix of dubious, confused and amused -- fades when he realizes. He's in bed with a dude. Who has the beginnings of an erection. ]
[ He conceals a wince. His voice is terse. ]
They don't all look the same. [ A beat. ] Even on the same guy, the size varies. Depending on the situation.
[ One minute as a man. And she's already obsessing over her dick. He's too rattled to be endeared. ]