[A slightly startled laugh at her- bravery, her spirit, before it's choked on the dust he inhaled and he coughs instead, hiding all of it behind his arm until the cough tapers off.
Impish.
Alina.
His, in all the ways that mattered. A few of her hairs still caught in the buttons on his shirt from the last time she came to the tent. From the last time he watched her sleep, her whole body curling up inside the circle of his arms as if to hide from everyone but him. His fingers trailing against her face, brushing those loose tendrils of hair away from her cheek to press them against the flutter of a heart beat on her neck.
Blinking back memories, he taps his fingers against his mouth.]
Well, let's see- I have a bed to use those on, and I might be persuaded to share if you let me have one.
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[A slightly startled laugh at her- bravery, her spirit, before it's choked on the dust he inhaled and he coughs instead, hiding all of it behind his arm until the cough tapers off.
Impish.
Alina.
His, in all the ways that mattered. A few of her hairs still caught in the buttons on his shirt from the last time she came to the tent. From the last time he watched her sleep, her whole body curling up inside the circle of his arms as if to hide from everyone but him. His fingers trailing against her face, brushing those loose tendrils of hair away from her cheek to press them against the flutter of a heart beat on her neck.
Blinking back memories, he taps his fingers against his mouth.]
Well, let's see- I have a bed to use those on, and I might be persuaded to share if you let me have one.