[As soon as Angela mentions his hair, he instinctively scrubs a hand through it, as if trying to tame the offending strands. He's generally a little scruffy, nowadays--it comes with the territory when you're internationally wanted and don't have consistent access to shampoo. There's a noise in the back of his throat that might be a laugh, but it's not a very nice sound, almost like he's forgotten how it's supposed to go.
She starts crying and he's at a loss, but what else had he expected, really? He finds himself wishing again for her to be angry. Anger, at least, is something he knows how to deal with.]
No, no. Hey. C'mere.
[76 unlaces his fingers and opens his arms to her, letting her get closer if she likes. He doesn't exactly know what else to do.
This isn't good for either of them, and he knows he shouldn't be letting himself do this (because it is extremely temporary, and he is going to disappear again sooner rather than later), but he can't stand to see her this way, especially when he's responsible for it. Maybe that's selfish, but at least it's selfishness of a different kind.
It's been a very, very long time since he's allowed himself this close to someone, and this, like everything else, is hard.]
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She starts crying and he's at a loss, but what else had he expected, really? He finds himself wishing again for her to be angry. Anger, at least, is something he knows how to deal with.]
No, no. Hey. C'mere.
[76 unlaces his fingers and opens his arms to her, letting her get closer if she likes. He doesn't exactly know what else to do.
This isn't good for either of them, and he knows he shouldn't be letting himself do this (because it is extremely temporary, and he is going to disappear again sooner rather than later), but he can't stand to see her this way, especially when he's responsible for it. Maybe that's selfish, but at least it's selfishness of a different kind.
It's been a very, very long time since he's allowed himself this close to someone, and this, like everything else, is hard.]