[ For once he looks away, for perhaps only a brief moment, but it is long enough. Look enough for that tight, pinched fear to resurface, a slight echo from earlier. That old fear that's ever present, an old worry. She may not have left him yet, but would it happen? Could it? Sevika had tried to convince him to hold off, and not go looking for her, and now...
He redirects he's gaze back to him, tipping his head to keep his eyes focused on his.
To see this vulnerability.
It feels odd. Intimate, to know this much about this man, freely given pain opened for him to see, and dig through like he's looking for treasure in the viscera. ]
He clearly thought you did something. [ He points out, not unkindly. ] Was what you had enough? For you? [ A beat. ] For him?
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He redirects he's gaze back to him, tipping his head to keep his eyes focused on his.
To see this vulnerability.
It feels odd. Intimate, to know this much about this man, freely given pain opened for him to see, and dig through like he's looking for treasure in the viscera. ]
He clearly thought you did something. [ He points out, not unkindly. ] Was what you had enough? For you? [ A beat. ] For him?