[She smiles at him when he gives the cigarettes back, trades him for her lighter, and for a second it feels like that visit to his office when she'd done her best to give him answers that would lead him in the right direction.
Comfortable, surprisingly warm. He'd made her feel like she could get through that, and she can't help wondering if his being here now won't make adjusting to whatever their lives will be here just a little less impossible as well. The way he's looking at her, almost warm, as warm as Bigby gets at least-
But then he goes and says what he does, asks that question, and just like in his office her reaction is immediate refusal and poorly concealed panic.]
I can't do that, you know I can't do that-
[Her heels scrape the floor as she shuffles back from him like he might reach out to do that for her, hand raising to circle her neck protectively so there's no chance of even touching the ribbon.
Maybe he's right, and maybe that magic doesn't reach that far. With their world destroyed again, maybe it would be perfectly safe.
It's not something she could ever be brave enough to risk, though, a weight on her she doesn't think she'll ever be able to shake off.]
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Comfortable, surprisingly warm. He'd made her feel like she could get through that, and she can't help wondering if his being here now won't make adjusting to whatever their lives will be here just a little less impossible as well. The way he's looking at her, almost warm, as warm as Bigby gets at least-
But then he goes and says what he does, asks that question, and just like in his office her reaction is immediate refusal and poorly concealed panic.]
I can't do that, you know I can't do that-
[Her heels scrape the floor as she shuffles back from him like he might reach out to do that for her, hand raising to circle her neck protectively so there's no chance of even touching the ribbon.
Maybe he's right, and maybe that magic doesn't reach that far. With their world destroyed again, maybe it would be perfectly safe.
It's not something she could ever be brave enough to risk, though, a weight on her she doesn't think she'll ever be able to shake off.]