[ He doesn't need to express the myriad emotions behind an ability like that; she hears the sobered edge of his words even while he jokes about it, attempts to keep the mood more lighthearted, and his tone does coax a slight smile from her nevertheless.
Her gaze tracks him, the fluidity of his movements while he leans to retrieve something to cleanse their hands. She only needs to catch a hint of the fumes coming off of it to realize that he'll essentially be washing their hands with alcohol and that amusement lingers in her eyes even if it doesn't filter throughout the remainder of her expression, her features calm and assessing of him.
She hasn't withdrawn her hand either, as much to blame for heightening what he's feeling as she is tempted to let it wash over her too, allow it to tease out the last remaining threads of her resolve and seek him out with a choice that is purely her own free will and not influenced by anything beyond herself. ]
There. [ The surface of her skin may be unblemished but it's as if his energy is still clinging there, enticing her, and she curls her fingertips against the edge of his hand, a brief gripping. ] Almost as if it never happened.
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Her gaze tracks him, the fluidity of his movements while he leans to retrieve something to cleanse their hands. She only needs to catch a hint of the fumes coming off of it to realize that he'll essentially be washing their hands with alcohol and that amusement lingers in her eyes even if it doesn't filter throughout the remainder of her expression, her features calm and assessing of him.
She hasn't withdrawn her hand either, as much to blame for heightening what he's feeling as she is tempted to let it wash over her too, allow it to tease out the last remaining threads of her resolve and seek him out with a choice that is purely her own free will and not influenced by anything beyond herself. ]
There. [ The surface of her skin may be unblemished but it's as if his energy is still clinging there, enticing her, and she curls her fingertips against the edge of his hand, a brief gripping. ] Almost as if it never happened.