[ By the time she arrives, Hei has gotten so absorbed in his book (and the wine) that he doesn't catch her footsteps blending with the neighbors.' The knock actually startles him. Snapping the book shut, he rises with a muttered curse. He hasn't shared with anyone the onset of these periodic ...space-outs, for want of a better description. Occasionally he'd get so lost in a book or a drink at a cafe, that he'd neglect to look up when he heard someone come in. Or get so immersed in thought on a morning stroll that he'd suddenly realize an entire minute had elapsed and he hadn't checked his back. ]
[ At those moments he'd be gripped by a kind of horror, the feeling you get when you accidentally run a red light at full speed and miraculously breeze through the intersection unscathed. You tell yourself no harm, no foul, but there's a primal part of you sneering Idiot. Do you want to die? He wants to tell himself it's a sign that he's relaxing. Slowly acclimating to his new environment. ]
[ (Except it's not. It's his mind, going on a much needed standby after years of non-stop whirring.) ]
[ The lizard shifts sullenly in its cage as Hei crosses over to open the door. Seeing Korra, his half-smile flickers, then catches into something wider, a bit more relaxed and a bit less tired. Because yes, this isn't an assignment. But maybe it's all the better that it's not. ]
Entertaining wrong ideas? [ y so red-faced, Korra? ]
SOB HEI WOULD BE SO CONFUSED xD
[ At those moments he'd be gripped by a kind of horror, the feeling you get when you accidentally run a red light at full speed and miraculously breeze through the intersection unscathed. You tell yourself no harm, no foul, but there's a primal part of you sneering Idiot. Do you want to die? He wants to tell himself it's a sign that he's relaxing. Slowly acclimating to his new environment. ]
[ (Except it's not. It's his mind, going on a much needed standby after years of non-stop whirring.) ]
[ The lizard shifts sullenly in its cage as Hei crosses over to open the door. Seeing Korra, his half-smile flickers, then catches into something wider, a bit more relaxed and a bit less tired. Because yes, this isn't an assignment. But maybe it's all the better that it's not. ]
Entertaining wrong ideas? [ y so red-faced, Korra? ]