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𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑛 ([personal profile] thirsted) wrote 2024-10-24 09:59 pm (UTC)

[ Fleeting, but a smile nevertheless. It makes it easier for him to smile in return, settling just inches away from the bars. ]

I am unharmed, [ he tells her, daintily tucking his knees up to his chest. ] And as well as I can be with you imprisoned.

[ He seems to look at her more intently, then, his gaze flickering away to take in the cell around her, its other inhabitants engaged in various pastimes. It's only fair, he supposes, considering that at least most of the murders were allegedly committed against their perpetrators' wills, but at the same time, it seems like something of a mockery, too. As if to say, it's not a big deal, when the loss of one's freedom, in fact, is. ]

Are you certain there's nothing else I can do?

[ His eyes fix upon her now. They haven't really talked about the nature of her curse in explicit terms. All he knows is tied up in how she acts around him, around others. To wit: ] I don't know that I've ever seen you without your gloves. I could fetch them, if you liked.

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