watches with a neutral expression instead, inevitably wincing at the cut and when she starts drinking. he'd given her his left hand; his right drops to his side, hovers near his pocket. in case she can't stop herself...well, he's not totally unprepared.
probably bleeds through: knife-sharp wariness mingled with genuine empathy. the balance between wanting to believe her, and wanting not to be caught off-guard by betrayal. the memory of searing pain at his throat and arm coupled with the certainty of impending death.
does not, in fact, take his eyes off her as she drinks ]
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[ he doesn't close his eyes.
watches with a neutral expression instead, inevitably wincing at the cut and when she starts drinking. he'd given her his left hand; his right drops to his side, hovers near his pocket. in case she can't stop herself...well, he's not totally unprepared.
probably bleeds through: knife-sharp wariness mingled with genuine empathy. the balance between wanting to believe her, and wanting not to be caught off-guard by betrayal. the memory of searing pain at his throat and arm coupled with the certainty of impending death.
does not, in fact, take his eyes off her as she drinks ]