His arms close around her, and it's better than it has any right to be. And sort of stupid, too, to think that they haven't been this close since they were sparring apprentices pinning each other to a mat. She knows exactly why they couldn't do this back home, but it's hard to remember any of those good, sensible reasons now. And she feels a little swooping sensation inside her as it occurs to her that none of those good, sensible reasons need apply in a dimension with no Scythedom to disapprove.
She's getting ahead of herself. She still barely knows which way is up, and a lot can happen in a year. Get ahold of yourself, Anastasia.
Rowan's admission makes her laugh, and the laugh seems to jostle something loose inside her. "I bet," she says, dropping back onto her heels with a faint but irrepressible smile. "What have you been doing all this time?"
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Date: 2019-03-20 12:04 am (UTC)From:She's getting ahead of herself. She still barely knows which way is up, and a lot can happen in a year. Get ahold of yourself, Anastasia.
Rowan's admission makes her laugh, and the laugh seems to jostle something loose inside her. "I bet," she says, dropping back onto her heels with a faint but irrepressible smile. "What have you been doing all this time?"