Is it possible for a look to be both piercing and vaguely playful? Henry is managing it, a pause passing between them at the request; not so much hesitation as a strange appreciation of a dynamic that he somehow only appreciates in Alec’s company.
After all, this is a large ask for him, someone whose pride has always flared up at loosing even a degree of actual control. Today, though, he is utterly enticed by the idea, by the nature of the request. Today, the scary dog heels.
Finally, Henry slowly eases himself down to his knees, though his eyes never break from Alec’s face. His hands graze down the sides of his legs as he moves — he’s hesitant to give up even superficial touch.]
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Is it possible for a look to be both piercing and vaguely playful? Henry is managing it, a pause passing between them at the request; not so much hesitation as a strange appreciation of a dynamic that he somehow only appreciates in Alec’s company.
After all, this is a large ask for him, someone whose pride has always flared up at loosing even a degree of actual control. Today, though, he is utterly enticed by the idea, by the nature of the request.
Today, the scary dog heels.Finally, Henry slowly eases himself down to his knees, though his eyes never break from Alec’s face. His hands graze down the sides of his legs as he moves — he’s hesitant to give up even superficial touch.]