[ Swallowing back that trembling pain he can't seem to name or trace, Lavi takes a controlled, calming breath before letting her go. He has the inclination to apologize, but he's been around her enough to suss that he'd be asking for a hand upside the head if he did.
So instead he settles for a shaky laugh, trying to distance his mind from the memory that won't fully form and the feelings that go with it. It's just a lot more practical to address the things that are here and now than worry himself on phantoms of the past.
And here and now? He's tired. Falling back against the couch, he stifles a yawn with the back of his hand, shooting her a sly grin from behind it. ]
Yeah, I'm not the only one that's stubborn, I think.
[ Though on that note-- ]
..Couldn't have been easy. This week, I mean. Here, on Westerley. How are you holding up?
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[ Swallowing back that trembling pain he can't seem to name or trace, Lavi takes a controlled, calming breath before letting her go. He has the inclination to apologize, but he's been around her enough to suss that he'd be asking for a hand upside the head if he did.
So instead he settles for a shaky laugh, trying to distance his mind from the memory that won't fully form and the feelings that go with it. It's just a lot more practical to address the things that are here and now than worry himself on phantoms of the past.
And here and now? He's tired. Falling back against the couch, he stifles a yawn with the back of his hand, shooting her a sly grin from behind it. ]
Yeah, I'm not the only one that's stubborn, I think.
[ Though on that note-- ]
..Couldn't have been easy. This week, I mean. Here, on Westerley. How are you holding up?