On the contrary, I think there is quite bit going on here that--
[ --she needs to know more about, but the words stall in surprise on her tongue when she's tugged toward him. Her archness of her expression would be more effective if her blushing had a chance to die down. ]
It isn't as though I poisoned you. I reached for your hand.
And it seems you did not care for my apology.
[ The tightening of her grip is about 65% demonstrative point (he reached back) but that means it's 35% just kind of liking the way their joined hands feel. It's a vaguely guilty sort of pleasure, like she's a child liberating the last sweet buns from the palace kitchen. ]
no subject
On the contrary, I think there is quite bit going on here that--
[ --she needs to know more about, but the words stall in surprise on her tongue when she's tugged toward him. Her archness of her expression would be more effective if her blushing had a chance to die down. ]
It isn't as though I poisoned you. I reached for your hand.
And it seems you did not care for my apology.
[ The tightening of her grip is about 65% demonstrative point (he reached back) but that means it's 35% just kind of liking the way their joined hands feel. It's a vaguely guilty sort of pleasure, like she's a child liberating the last sweet buns from the palace kitchen. ]