( he doesn't often take his shirt off. it's not that he's self-conscious about the scars, it's just that bullet holes leave distinct marks, and he doesn't like fielding questions about them. people can't help themselves, they stare.
flora's seen him shirtless, and despite her naturally curious nature she didn't press the issue. it's probably the only reason he didn't mind the idea of the hot tub. it's cold enough out that the air's crisp, and the heat from the tub is creating a mistbank in the air.
he tries not to look too closely at the way she fills out that bikini, though he swears she's put on weight since she started staying at his house. regular meals have done her good. and he'd be a fool if he hadn't noticed the tension between them, but. it's nice to just let it be. not feel like it needs acting on right away. like what they have to start is enough of a foundation that they can build on it in their own time.
she gestures for him to move and he does, though he's hyperconscious of the fact that the exit wounds spattered across his back are worse than the entry wounds on his chest. armour piercing rounds. went straight through his fucking goverment issue body armour. he's probably lucky they were all through-and-through shots, because if any of them had hit the bone hard enough to shatter and ricochet it would've cut his survivability down by that much more. and it had already been pretty grim.
still. his shoulders are just the slightest bit drawn up. not quite tense but. wary, certainly. )
I'm definitely asking for a discount. No jets? Highway robbery.
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flora's seen him shirtless, and despite her naturally curious nature she didn't press the issue. it's probably the only reason he didn't mind the idea of the hot tub. it's cold enough out that the air's crisp, and the heat from the tub is creating a mistbank in the air.
he tries not to look too closely at the way she fills out that bikini, though he swears she's put on weight since she started staying at his house. regular meals have done her good. and he'd be a fool if he hadn't noticed the tension between them, but. it's nice to just let it be. not feel like it needs acting on right away. like what they have to start is enough of a foundation that they can build on it in their own time.
she gestures for him to move and he does, though he's hyperconscious of the fact that the exit wounds spattered across his back are worse than the entry wounds on his chest. armour piercing rounds. went straight through his fucking goverment issue body armour. he's probably lucky they were all through-and-through shots, because if any of them had hit the bone hard enough to shatter and ricochet it would've cut his survivability down by that much more. and it had already been pretty grim.
still. his shoulders are just the slightest bit drawn up. not quite tense but. wary, certainly. )
I'm definitely asking for a discount. No jets? Highway robbery.