He is watching her hike up her skirt, probably too openly, and honestly not because he wants a glimpse of her legs -- though he's passingly unsurprised that they are strong and shapely -- but because he's fascinated by how clearly routine this system is for her.
"What did you steal at the palace?" he blurts out. "Surely they gave you access to the gardens?"
It's when her familiar cheeky look dissolves, when he sees real bashfulness there that he suddenly becomes self-conscious of how close they are, of how much older he is than her, that he's taller and stronger, and that there's no way to cut this where he's treated her, well, properly. So he does what he always does when he's uncomfortable, and grins, hiding behind the familiar mask of a carefree pirate.
"This," he says. And he puts up a vanish spell, using it to put distance between them and reappearing, safely, out of arm's reach in front of her.
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Date: 2023-01-20 03:17 am (UTC)"What did you steal at the palace?" he blurts out. "Surely they gave you access to the gardens?"
It's when her familiar cheeky look dissolves, when he sees real bashfulness there that he suddenly becomes self-conscious of how close they are, of how much older he is than her, that he's taller and stronger, and that there's no way to cut this where he's treated her, well, properly. So he does what he always does when he's uncomfortable, and grins, hiding behind the familiar mask of a carefree pirate.
"This," he says. And he puts up a vanish spell, using it to put distance between them and reappearing, safely, out of arm's reach in front of her.