[ "still dangerous," means little to carolina. it's not news. he's still more dangerous to their enemies than he is to either of them and that's what really matters.
wash makes his case, earnest and heartfelt as he ever is. carolina glances his way, but mostly she's watching maine. watching maine not answer, watching maine lean over his dinner like a chastised child going quiet before they can be excused.
the rush of memories that place carolina in the place maine is now makes her woozy enough to need to close her eyes and breathe. she exhales and forces away the memories of desperately wishing for time with her father and instead trapped at a dinner table while he asked why she wasn't working harder or performing better. the way her father made her feel growing up is the last way she wants maine to feel around her.
she opens her eyes, blinks away some of the blurring in her vision and gives wash a little, 'it's okay' nod. ]
We can talk about it later.
[ her tone is firm, not open for negotiation. if nothing else, the conversation isn't continuing now. ]
Or in the morning, after we've all gotten a chance to clear our heads.
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wash makes his case, earnest and heartfelt as he ever is. carolina glances his way, but mostly she's watching maine. watching maine not answer, watching maine lean over his dinner like a chastised child going quiet before they can be excused.
the rush of memories that place carolina in the place maine is now makes her woozy enough to need to close her eyes and breathe. she exhales and forces away the memories of desperately wishing for time with her father and instead trapped at a dinner table while he asked why she wasn't working harder or performing better. the way her father made her feel growing up is the last way she wants maine to feel around her.
she opens her eyes, blinks away some of the blurring in her vision and gives wash a little, 'it's okay' nod. ]
We can talk about it later.
[ her tone is firm, not open for negotiation. if nothing else, the conversation isn't continuing now. ]
Or in the morning, after we've all gotten a chance to clear our heads.