There. That look from her - the attempt at a smile, coupled with the warmth of her hand, makes him think they might be standing on even terrain. The ground's not solid by any means, but at least they're both a little unsteady, both in the same way
Perhaps they'll find a way to move forward, or perhaps he'll get over her. The one thing he's not expecting - and the way his brow furrows likely gives it away - is to wind up with someone else holding a piece of his heart.
"I was actually thinking of trying violence," he says, stretching out the I and hoping it's light-hearted enough that it sounds like a joke. "You don't happen to know if anyone around here needs killing, do you? I'm finding it...difficult...to wrap my head around the alternative."
People fall into bed together every day, but before Vex...it had been years, hadn't it? He'd had his vengeance to focus on, but he'd also found the notion of a dalliance with a stranger more trouble than it was worth. Hard to imagine that might change here.
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Perhaps they'll find a way to move forward, or perhaps he'll get over her. The one thing he's not expecting - and the way his brow furrows likely gives it away - is to wind up with someone else holding a piece of his heart.
"I was actually thinking of trying violence," he says, stretching out the I and hoping it's light-hearted enough that it sounds like a joke. "You don't happen to know if anyone around here needs killing, do you? I'm finding it...difficult...to wrap my head around the alternative."
People fall into bed together every day, but before Vex...it had been years, hadn't it? He'd had his vengeance to focus on, but he'd also found the notion of a dalliance with a stranger more trouble than it was worth. Hard to imagine that might change here.