[ Hei returns the suspicious squint with a level look. Tries to ignore a dull pang as Korra hugs the man. It's not jealousy so much as a mild ruefulness. He can't do that for her, be so spontaneous and casual about physical contact. The most harmless touch makes him bristle, like a cat that's been kicked too often. There's such horror in intimacy, in being known. It's as if people make nooses of what they can prove about you. There was nothing quite as suffocating to him. ]
[ He lets Korra and Reggie say their goodbyes. Waits until he's gone, before falling into step with Korra. ]
Well. At least all the men in your life aren't creeps. [ Double-edged statement. ]
[ He meets her gaze with reluctance. His jaw twitches, then stills, the gaze dim and opaque. It's a clear sign that the buzz from the hash, sex and dancing has faded. His expression has reverted to its signature flatline. ]
It's nothing.
[ Just the ever-cropping mystery of why this girl, who could have her pick of normal, nicey-nice boys, is compelled to hang around him. Childhood neglect. Unsupportive environments. Lack of attention or approval. He isn't sure if it's one, or all -- but it still irks him sometimes. ]
Edited (/throws her phone away DX) 2013-08-30 02:12 (UTC)
It's never nothing. [She rolls her eyes at him. If he's going to get pissy and obnoxious, she can make her own way home. Why ruin a perfectly pleasant outing with his attitude?]
[ It's a dismissal, but he can't help but feel it's also such a banal remark, as if they've had a little tiff about which restaurant or club, instead of the inherent wrongness of Korra & Hei. ]
[ Mildly surprised, Hei glances at Korra again. His look isn't quite so impassive now; after a blink or two, a weary half-smile flits across his lips. In the sunlight the skin of his face, though firm, reveals a tracery of lines at the corners of the eyes, like those on a man twice his age. But it's a boyish gesture when he knocks his shoulder lightly against hers, adjusting the rhythm of his steps and breathing to coincide with hers. ]
[ Go with the flow, Amber used to say. While that's an impossibility, given Hei's nature, there are moments when it's good advice. Moments when, freed of the messy tangle of past or future, the present can be just shy of perfect. ]
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[ He lets Korra and Reggie say their goodbyes. Waits until he's gone, before falling into step with Korra. ]
Well. At least all the men in your life aren't creeps. [ Double-edged statement. ]
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It's nothing.
[ Just the ever-cropping mystery of why this girl, who could have her pick of normal, nicey-nice boys, is compelled to hang around him. Childhood neglect. Unsupportive environments. Lack of attention or approval. He isn't sure if it's one, or all -- but it still irks him sometimes. ]
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[ It's a dismissal, but he can't help but feel it's also such a banal remark, as if they've had a little tiff about which restaurant or club, instead of the inherent wrongness of Korra & Hei. ]
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[ Go with the flow, Amber used to say. While that's an impossibility, given Hei's nature, there are moments when it's good advice. Moments when, freed of the messy tangle of past or future, the present can be just shy of perfect. ]