[ there she'd been, innocently minding her own business...
nah, in truth marta is actually really pleased to see ace, as she'd lost track of him somewhere after the christmas morning opening of gifts. being rather new, marta hadn't thought to get anyone anything, and so she'd gotten content living with the guilt of being a horrible person when people started turning around and gifting her... but she honestly hadn't expected to feel so towards one of her very own roommates.
she looks up from the bundle in her lap, touched. hands already moving to pull the reused wrapper away. ]
Ace, you shouldn't —
[ her eyes fall on the cover ]
...have.
[ she's silent a few moments, before very slowly, very carefully lifting her eyes back up to meet his. she's looks at him closely, trying to figure out if its mischief or firelight dancing in his eyes. ]
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nah, in truth marta is actually really pleased to see ace, as she'd lost track of him somewhere after the christmas morning opening of gifts. being rather new, marta hadn't thought to get anyone anything, and so she'd gotten content living with the guilt of being a horrible person when people started turning around and gifting her... but she honestly hadn't expected to feel so towards one of her very own roommates.
she looks up from the bundle in her lap, touched. hands already moving to pull the reused wrapper away. ]
Ace, you shouldn't —
[ her eyes fall on the cover ]
...have.
[ she's silent a few moments, before very slowly, very carefully lifting her eyes back up to meet his. she's looks at him closely, trying to figure out if its mischief or firelight dancing in his eyes. ]
You know this book?