Between them, there are lots of little moments she cherishes. Right now, this is one of them, when it's the first break in the armor before it all sluices away. If kissing her had caused the crack, this is a whole portion falling off, readying the rest to crumble. It's in how he pulls her so close the delineation of their bodies goes hazy, how he presses his brow to hers, kisses without prompting.
She keeps ahold of him, loops her arms around his chest so she can press her hands to his shoulder blades. Like this, she can feel the steady rise and fall of his breathing; she feels safe.
"So much freedom." She replies, amused and grateful all in one. He's busier than usual nowadays, with the Barrel under his thumb. This isn't a light effort at all and she plans to make the most of it.
"Well, I've been sailing for nearly a month straight—" Inej starts off, gently extricating herself from his arms (there's a pang of regret, but she has plans). "—come help me relax." She finishes, tugging him along by the hand. Even if this ended up with them taking a nap on his bed, she'd be glad.
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She keeps ahold of him, loops her arms around his chest so she can press her hands to his shoulder blades. Like this, she can feel the steady rise and fall of his breathing; she feels safe.
"So much freedom." She replies, amused and grateful all in one. He's busier than usual nowadays, with the Barrel under his thumb. This isn't a light effort at all and she plans to make the most of it.
"Well, I've been sailing for nearly a month straight—" Inej starts off, gently extricating herself from his arms (there's a pang of regret, but she has plans). "—come help me relax." She finishes, tugging him along by the hand. Even if this ended up with them taking a nap on his bed, she'd be glad.