[ She gets up on her own, gives him the answer he needs in the moment, and he returns it with a nod, his features closing up when she says his name without meeting his gaze. They pause near the door, but for less than a second-- he's pulling it open and they can hear the hysterical babble of kids down the stairway, the voice of the older girl wrangling them.
There's not much that makes him hesitate. ]
I know. [ He answers, quickly. Focused, but there's a pained hardness there that he can't completely banish from his expression. He doesn't offer a smile, but he reaches over, squeezing her shoulder.
Pushes it all down.
Buries it. ]
Let's get them outta here.
[ This is the mission.
He tries to meet her gaze, but he won't linger. He's moving as soon as the words leave his mouth. ]
no subject
There's not much that makes him hesitate. ]
I know. [ He answers, quickly. Focused, but there's a pained hardness there that he can't completely banish from his expression. He doesn't offer a smile, but he reaches over, squeezing her shoulder.
Pushes it all down.
Buries it. ]
Let's get them outta here.
[ This is the mission.
He tries to meet her gaze, but he won't linger. He's moving as soon as the words leave his mouth. ]