⟪ she lowers her hands, instead, reaches for his, which he has balled into fists under the surface. he's seen her shift and hide from angry patrons before, a habit she'd developed around some of her aunts more drunk, more rage-prone lovers, and her less than relaxed aunt herself.
it's not that his anger leaves her unaffected – it's that she believes in this moment, it's caused by hurt, rather than a true wish to lash out at her. so she lets him breathe, waits until the water's calmed, listens to his breathing, syncs her own with it. ⟫
I shouldn't have prodded into it.
⟪ not: i shouldn't have asked, her question's fair enough in her eyes. what she feels she shouldn't have done is find out they're coordinates, type them into a search engine, that kind of thing. sometime's a message's coded for a reason. ⟫
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it's not that his anger leaves her unaffected – it's that she believes in this moment, it's caused by hurt, rather than a true wish to lash out at her. so she lets him breathe, waits until the water's calmed, listens to his breathing, syncs her own with it. ⟫
I shouldn't have prodded into it.
⟪ not: i shouldn't have asked, her question's fair enough in her eyes. what she feels she shouldn't have done is find out they're coordinates, type them into a search engine, that kind of thing. sometime's a message's coded for a reason. ⟫
I am sorry you lost so many people.