His skepticism is palpable in the unconscious drag he creates for her progress across the yard, resistance so slight he doesn’t realize he’s dragging his heels. But that only takes a few meters for it to work itself out -- he yields to her momentum, particularly once he’s returned to awareness enough to clock the brazier ahead.
It’s warm. He shivers, paradoxically, once they’re in the wash of it, and looks down and aside to her, intent. Also, still hitched to her elbow. She has his attention. ]
...Why a compression and not simply a contamination?
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Date: 2020-11-06 08:12 am (UTC)[ Brief.
His skepticism is palpable in the unconscious drag he creates for her progress across the yard, resistance so slight he doesn’t realize he’s dragging his heels. But that only takes a few meters for it to work itself out -- he yields to her momentum, particularly once he’s returned to awareness enough to clock the brazier ahead.
It’s warm. He shivers, paradoxically, once they’re in the wash of it, and looks down and aside to her, intent. Also, still hitched to her elbow. She has his attention. ]
...Why a compression and not simply a contamination?
[ What was he even fussing about before? ]