Unfortunately, I am neither a here nor now person. And you presume a great deal, considering what you've done.
[Emet-Selch certainly hadn't made any effort to shield his hurt from them, using it as a weapon to not only harm, but to protect against any return in pain. Whenever he slept, there was a break from it- and he had slept a lot- but as soon as consciousness hit, so did everything else.
To reduce it to sulking does get a flash of annoyance from him, and he doesn't try to hide that either, even as he stretches an arm out, to trail fingers along the miqo'te's cheek. It would never be as straightforward as she made it sound. But perhaps that didn't matter either.]
However. As a show of good faith--
[His hand slips to the back of her neck, pushing her forward, even as he leans in himself. And when his lips press firmly against Irhya's, there's no trace of hesitation.]
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[Emet-Selch certainly hadn't made any effort to shield his hurt from them, using it as a weapon to not only harm, but to protect against any return in pain. Whenever he slept, there was a break from it- and he had slept a lot- but as soon as consciousness hit, so did everything else.
To reduce it to sulking does get a flash of annoyance from him, and he doesn't try to hide that either, even as he stretches an arm out, to trail fingers along the miqo'te's cheek. It would never be as straightforward as she made it sound. But perhaps that didn't matter either.]
However. As a show of good faith--
[His hand slips to the back of her neck, pushing her forward, even as he leans in himself. And when his lips press firmly against Irhya's, there's no trace of hesitation.]