a friendly face? he’s not seen one of those in ages.
he does a double take, glancing behind him to see if he even is the intended recipient of such a gesture, before cautiously waving back.
she can’t help but smile when he gestures toward her, a soft giggle escaping her lips as she gives a small nod. “ okay .. ” with that, she glances around, fingers trailing along the walls as she moves. “ this is where you work ? ”
“It’s just simple first aid, nothing special. Besides, I’m used to tending to my own wounds, or just powering through them.” He shrugged nonchalantly, as if it were nothing. “But you be more careful ok?” He said, pointing at her, but offering a smile.
she observes in awe as he carefully tends to her wound, his touch both gentle and attentive. “ thank you .. ” a small smile begins to form at the corners of her lips, cheeks blushing red. “ when did you learn how to do that ? ”
He’s already got a small medical kit out and with one hand holding her arm steady, he sets to work on cleaning, disinfecting and wrapping the cut. He’s gentle, but thorough.
He listened as she talked about her day, though there wasn’t another seat in the office for her to use presently. “…how bad? Let me see?” He asked, immediately going protective.
Of course, only if she tells him about hers. Though most of his day was spent pouring over reports and the like. Furthering his plans of galactic conquest.
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 her head slowly, a gentle, reassuring smile playing at the corners of delicate lips. with mild hesitance, she reaches out to place a hand atop his shoulder.
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ “ i don’t fear you .. ”⠀ ⠀ ⠀
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“You speak truth, but there is certainly more to it than that too. Still, I suppose at the end of the day, I’m doing what I feel I just.” He shrugged and sighed, meeting her eyes again, her beautiful eyes. “I…don’t want you to fear me, at least not now.”
she took a moment, weighing her thoughts with a delicate precision.
“ i .. i believe that everyone is capable of darkness .. ”
stealing a glance at him, her lips forming a tight line.
“ some of us are just more susceptible to →