[She could refuse on the grounds that he looks like he might fall over; her arm still throbs from the angry red gashes that run along its lower half as the rush of blood and sensation starts to ease back off post orgasm. But if he takes himself out he'll have more to show for it than hurt pride, which means she absolutely reaches up to take hold of his offered palm.
And what she's not acknowledging is how rare the expression he's wearing is. How that look of unshakable comfort isn't one he's actively worn since Elpis. Since well before the retaking of Helios.
It's...nice-- a bit weird, besides-- too foreign to be anything but in just the smallest amount. But still nice.]
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And what she's not acknowledging is how rare the expression he's wearing is. How that look of unshakable comfort isn't one he's actively worn since Elpis. Since well before the retaking of Helios.
It's...nice-- a bit weird, besides-- too foreign to be anything but in just the smallest amount. But still nice.]