[ oh, good, he doesn't know what he's doing either. maybe that should make ness more nervous, but in truth it does the exact opposite—her hands stop shaking, and the ghost of a smile thinks about flitting over her mouth. at least, she stops looking like she's going to burst into tears at any moment.
he doesn't know what he's doing, and his first instinct is to help, not to hurt. she can live through that. ]
I won't be made—what's the word. Peaceful? Placid? Synonyms, no—
[ she laughs, breathless and just this side of hysterical, and buries her face in her hands. the relieved tension wants to come out as tears, now, but that's for later if it is at all, she's still not out of the fire yet, because the truth is— ]
I was afraid, so I didn't tell anyone. In quarantine, they explained magic here, and what's done when it's out of control. There's things I can do? Draughts? I don't have to die?
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[ oh, good, he doesn't know what he's doing either. maybe that should make ness more nervous, but in truth it does the exact opposite—her hands stop shaking, and the ghost of a smile thinks about flitting over her mouth. at least, she stops looking like she's going to burst into tears at any moment.
he doesn't know what he's doing, and his first instinct is to help, not to hurt. she can live through that. ]
I won't be made—what's the word. Peaceful? Placid? Synonyms, no—
[ she laughs, breathless and just this side of hysterical, and buries her face in her hands. the relieved tension wants to come out as tears, now, but that's for later if it is at all, she's still not out of the fire yet, because the truth is— ]
I was afraid, so I didn't tell anyone. In quarantine, they explained magic here, and what's done when it's out of control. There's things I can do? Draughts? I don't have to die?