She was a brilliant masker. Still, the depth of whatever-it-was under the levity, once noticed, wasn't missed.
Okay. He wouldn't push. Not uninvited.
Right now, there was another reaction to go with, in him, and that was relief. Not surprise, but still: down his core, to his toes, abject relief. His smile filled in to both sides of his face, the fathoms of his eyes. In step with her, he let the depth tend to itself and only responded lightly, touching his temple with two fingers and saluting.
Turning, he went back into the lav and collected up the towels for the laundry and his clothes for the fire.
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She was a brilliant masker. Still, the depth of whatever-it-was under the levity, once noticed, wasn't missed.
Okay. He wouldn't push. Not uninvited.
Right now, there was another reaction to go with, in him, and that was relief. Not surprise, but still: down his core, to his toes, abject relief. His smile filled in to both sides of his face, the fathoms of his eyes. In step with her, he let the depth tend to itself and only responded lightly, touching his temple with two fingers and saluting.
Turning, he went back into the lav and collected up the towels for the laundry and his clothes for the fire.
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