[ there's an apology in his voice, because his loyalties always revolve around her but this is some fuzzy gray area he doesn't exactly know how to navigate. ]
[ she just studies him for a minute, as if she can somehow figure it out just by watching him. it doesn't take her long to simply accept it and nod. she doesn't like it either, if only because he seems so uneasy about the idea, but she understands it, and he's going to be there in case whatever he's fearing comes to pass. ]
[ and then there's that moment where he just. he wants to reach out and grab her hands and say something incredibly stupid. he puts his hands in his pockets instead, nods with a certainty he doesn't quite feel. ]
[ she does end up reaching out and taking his hand; or, more accurately, hers covers the back of his. not for the same reason he wants to take hers, but something close to it. maybe. if she could let herself give it a name. ]
Whatever happens, it's going to be okay.
[ odd that she's the one reassuring him when she's the one who's agreed to a potentially dangerous situation. ]
[ the contact holds his attention for a long moment. they aren't really...reassurance isn't an easy thing with them. he's still for a moment, letting himself get used to this, to her hand covering his, before her turns his palm up to meet hers and blows out a quiet breath. ]
I know. And I'll be your eyes if anything happens.
[ she's not really the type to give out reassurances that often, but things are different, here. not so much between the two of them, but the circumstances aboard are unlike anything else they've faced, even recently. maybe this kind of comfort is something they both need. ]
[ the silence stretches out, because what can he say to that? this is outside their usual realm. this is new territory and should be navigated with care.
he lets it stretch and then sighs, straightens up and takes his hand back. ]
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[ if it sounds accusing, it's not meant to. she just wants to know if she should bother if he's not going answer the question. ]
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[ there's an apology in his voice, because his loyalties always revolve around her but this is some fuzzy gray area he doesn't exactly know how to navigate. ]
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Whatever happens, it's going to be okay.
[ odd that she's the one reassuring him when she's the one who's agreed to a potentially dangerous situation. ]
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I know. And I'll be your eyes if anything happens.
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[ she's not really the type to give out reassurances that often, but things are different, here. not so much between the two of them, but the circumstances aboard are unlike anything else they've faced, even recently. maybe this kind of comfort is something they both need. ]
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he lets it stretch and then sighs, straightens up and takes his hand back. ]
Alright then.