[ staring up at him, alina gets caught up. it should feel light and easy and familiar. instead, all she can do when she looks in his eyes is wonder why she can't see the monster that he is. even now. it could have been a comfort, having him here. this could have been easy, a sense of normalcy.
she wishes baghra had never told her. ]
Of course. [ she makes it sound light. he couldn't have expected anything else. but if he had, if it had occurred to him that she might be gone, maybe this will put him at ease. she clears her throat, breaking the tension of the moment with a sound. ] I'm ... I'm going to clean up while we're here. [ she gestures vaguely towards the showers. ] You don't have to wait.
[ she hopes he won't. but then, she'll only have about three minutes of water either way. ]
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she wishes baghra had never told her. ]
Of course. [ she makes it sound light. he couldn't have expected anything else. but if he had, if it had occurred to him that she might be gone, maybe this will put him at ease. she clears her throat, breaking the tension of the moment with a sound. ] I'm ... I'm going to clean up while we're here. [ she gestures vaguely towards the showers. ] You don't have to wait.
[ she hopes he won't. but then, she'll only have about three minutes of water either way. ]