( If it makes her feel any better, the heat in her tone doesn't evoke much of a response from him. It doesn't really penetrate the fog any more than calmness does.
What does help is the feeling of her fingers running through his hair. It makes a few tense muscles relax, makes his eyes slit to something more half-lidded. Still unfocused, still settled on nothing in particular on the ceiling. )
Yeah.
( A quiet murmur, an easy relent. )
I hope so.
( But somehow he gets the feeling normal's going to have a new definition from now on. )
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What does help is the feeling of her fingers running through his hair. It makes a few tense muscles relax, makes his eyes slit to something more half-lidded. Still unfocused, still settled on nothing in particular on the ceiling. )
Yeah.
( A quiet murmur, an easy relent. )
I hope so.
( But somehow he gets the feeling normal's going to have a new definition from now on. )