The flicker of a fanged grin and a low challenging drawl confirms Finch’s suspicions, his smile growing sharper and more pointed at the question. Perhaps a sharper thief would have left, assuming the danger wasn’t worth the cost of a single coin, but Finch’s instincts had pulled him to start up again with this mysterious stranger. Whether or not his sharp instincts would win against his terrible luck is another matter.
The challenge in her tone alights something competitive in him, something sharp and flinty he thought had left when Jack forcibly put him under his employ. His fingers itch for challenge, for something worth thieving, for more than pulling trinkets off of drunken and unsuspecting strangers.
Without a word of response, he hurries his silent footsteps, his shoes light and muted against the wet cobblestone. It would take a very trained ear to hear him, but he imagines hers is. He flickers an experimental hand towards the pocket he saw the coin disappear into, his movements strong and silent and confident, but expecting her to try some tricky slight-of-hand to send him reeling. It’s a toe dipping into shark-infested water to test the temperature, and he’s looking to gauge her reaction more than expecting success.
The challenge in her tone alights something competitive in him, something sharp and flinty he thought had left when Jack forcibly put him under his employ. His fingers itch for challenge, for something worth thieving, for more than pulling trinkets off of drunken and unsuspecting strangers.
Without a word of response, he hurries his silent footsteps, his shoes light and muted against the wet cobblestone. It would take a very trained ear to hear him, but he imagines hers is. He flickers an experimental hand towards the pocket he saw the coin disappear into, his movements strong and silent and confident, but expecting her to try some tricky slight-of-hand to send him reeling. It’s a toe dipping into shark-infested water to test the temperature, and he’s looking to gauge her reaction more than expecting success.
