Zavien
He didn't necessarily rub it in, but he also didn't let her off the hook so easily, nodding his head in resolute agreement of her failure. "Mhm. I really like peanut butter." But a smile peeked through the joking disappointment, light and much too happy with the outcome.
A sharp, cutting sound broke through the blissful moment. Zavien snapped to attention, instincts and senses on full alert as he sat up. The sound stopped after the short burst, but he didn't move, eyes scanning through the mist for the source. His voice was low when he answered her, still listening for more. "Yeah..."
When he didn't immediately hear another sound, he caught Soh's frightened face in his peripheral, squeezing her hand that had somehow found its way into his. "It was probably just a cat." A really angry one, but hopefully just a cat.
The drop in temperature didn't really help with the theory.
Noticing a shiver run through Soh, Zavien unrolled one of the other blankets and knelt in front of her. Maybe a picnic hadn't been such a good idea with the temperamental weather, but at least he'd brought the extra blankets. He wrapped a thick brown one around her shoulders, his hands lingering as he waited to see if it helped at all. It was then that she asked her question.
His eyes widened, taking her nervous laughter as a sign to be supportive by answering honestly. He ran a soothing hand down her arm, offering her a small hint at a smile. "Yes, but I've never seen one before." And he'd certainly never been harmed by one. Still, if only to distract her from whatever fears might be playing through her head, he asked with a gentle curiosity, as if they were making casual conversation, "Do you?"
A sharp, cutting sound broke through the blissful moment. Zavien snapped to attention, instincts and senses on full alert as he sat up. The sound stopped after the short burst, but he didn't move, eyes scanning through the mist for the source. His voice was low when he answered her, still listening for more. "Yeah..."
When he didn't immediately hear another sound, he caught Soh's frightened face in his peripheral, squeezing her hand that had somehow found its way into his. "It was probably just a cat." A really angry one, but hopefully just a cat.
The drop in temperature didn't really help with the theory.
Noticing a shiver run through Soh, Zavien unrolled one of the other blankets and knelt in front of her. Maybe a picnic hadn't been such a good idea with the temperamental weather, but at least he'd brought the extra blankets. He wrapped a thick brown one around her shoulders, his hands lingering as he waited to see if it helped at all. It was then that she asked her question.
His eyes widened, taking her nervous laughter as a sign to be supportive by answering honestly. He ran a soothing hand down her arm, offering her a small hint at a smile. "Yes, but I've never seen one before." And he'd certainly never been harmed by one. Still, if only to distract her from whatever fears might be playing through her head, he asked with a gentle curiosity, as if they were making casual conversation, "Do you?"
I love you with everything I am,
everything I've been,
and everything I hope to be.
everything I've been,
and everything I hope to be.
