[ this is the first time it occurs to her that the lack of privacy around here might just be working in her favor. the fact that she has not yet thrown herself at him again can easily be dismissed by the lack of access to meaningful time alone for those who don't have their own lean-tos assembled. every space is a public space.
alina feels particularly grateful for this as miss starkov leaves a confusing impression — respect, suggestion, and some latent sense that it's diminutive in some way. ]
I told you I've never done this before. [ she puts the shirts away while waiting for him to lather his face. it offers a good excuse not to consider the lean, smooth planes of his chest and shoulders. her still-present attraction to him should make it easier to flirt back comfortably, as she normally would, but it spooks her. she feels like she doesn't quite have a firm grip on him, on how he could be manipulating her. he'd already done it once. ]
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alina feels particularly grateful for this as miss starkov leaves a confusing impression — respect, suggestion, and some latent sense that it's diminutive in some way. ]
I told you I've never done this before. [ she puts the shirts away while waiting for him to lather his face. it offers a good excuse not to consider the lean, smooth planes of his chest and shoulders. her still-present attraction to him should make it easier to flirt back comfortably, as she normally would, but it spooks her. she feels like she doesn't quite have a firm grip on him, on how he could be manipulating her. he'd already done it once. ]