[ Hei angles his body away from the retaliatory bubbles, flicking a jet of water at her. When she laughs, her pretty teeth bared and head thrown back, the line of her throat is vulnerable -- an open target for his blade in another life. Instead he watches her with an idle amusement. It's interesting, the way she segues between woman and child. Lush in body and direct in gaze; yet full of awkward jitters and flights of fancy. He realizes he hasn't seen her act so girlish and bubbly in a long time. ]
[ Partly that's due to recent circumstance. Partly, well -- he's not the most effusive company. Her bursts of giggles, snatches of smiles, are still rare enough around him to be noted. Why put her off them? ]
You're cute when you laugh. [ He states it plainly, tracing her cheek with soapy fingers, before smoothing the damp hair back off her forehead. Then, without missing a beat, ] But I'm banning you from drying dishes. Get out of here. [ Go bother the lizard while he cleans up. ]
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[ Hei angles his body away from the retaliatory bubbles, flicking a jet of water at her. When she laughs, her pretty teeth bared and head thrown back, the line of her throat is vulnerable -- an open target for his blade in another life. Instead he watches her with an idle amusement. It's interesting, the way she segues between woman and child. Lush in body and direct in gaze; yet full of awkward jitters and flights of fancy. He realizes he hasn't seen her act so girlish and bubbly in a long time. ]
[ Partly that's due to recent circumstance. Partly, well -- he's not the most effusive company. Her bursts of giggles, snatches of smiles, are still rare enough around him to be noted. Why put her off them? ]
You're cute when you laugh. [ He states it plainly, tracing her cheek with soapy fingers, before smoothing the damp hair back off her forehead. Then, without missing a beat, ] But I'm banning you from drying dishes. Get out of here. [ Go bother the lizard while he cleans up. ]