[ his first instinct is to tell her "you shouldn't". it's a dangerous thing to trust someone like him, and though he doesn't doubt that she really has been through her share of trouble, he also knows the sort of things that happen to the people around him, people he grows to care about.
but her touch is gentle, soothing along his jaw and he knows he's too selfish to push it away. so he keeps his fingers light across her wrist, raising his eyes with her question.
his lips purse into a slight smirk, almost amused. ]
Kovacs. [ it's not like the name's a lie. it is his name, something he hasn't bothered lying about here. but he knows what she's asking, even if it's just become a bit of a routine thing to give his surname. ] Takeshi Kovacs.
[ but he considers even that, considering the way he's begun to get used to her around, the way she trusts him, the way he trusts her, and he adds, voice a little quieter with something more personal, a name that hasn't been used in a long time. ] It's Tak.
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but her touch is gentle, soothing along his jaw and he knows he's too selfish to push it away. so he keeps his fingers light across her wrist, raising his eyes with her question.
his lips purse into a slight smirk, almost amused. ]
Kovacs. [ it's not like the name's a lie. it is his name, something he hasn't bothered lying about here. but he knows what she's asking, even if it's just become a bit of a routine thing to give his surname. ] Takeshi Kovacs.
[ but he considers even that, considering the way he's begun to get used to her around, the way she trusts him, the way he trusts her, and he adds, voice a little quieter with something more personal, a name that hasn't been used in a long time. ] It's Tak.