Hawke curls an arm around her and she tucks in close to him, sliding an arm around him in return to hug him. Her hand eventually finds his, holding it, and she rests against him for a time while he speaks. But she starts to hear...something creeping into his voice, and she looks up at him when he says, I do know why I haven't told you.
Alarm bells are going off. Hawke sets his forehead to her own and Ava looks up into his face, eyes a little wide with uncertainty.
There's a small, sharp intake of breath. She frowns. ]
You... You shouldn't.
[ Love her. But she said the same. So does he mean he...just loves her or-- ]
Hawke. I don't want anything to happen to you.
[ Ava, how do those two thoughts go together...? ]
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Date: 2019-11-10 12:48 am (UTC)Hawke curls an arm around her and she tucks in close to him, sliding an arm around him in return to hug him. Her hand eventually finds his, holding it, and she rests against him for a time while he speaks. But she starts to hear...something creeping into his voice, and she looks up at him when he says, I do know why I haven't told you.
Alarm bells are going off. Hawke sets his forehead to her own and Ava looks up into his face, eyes a little wide with uncertainty.
There's a small, sharp intake of breath. She frowns. ]
You... You shouldn't.
[ Love her. But she said the same. So does he mean he...just loves her or-- ]
Hawke. I don't want anything to happen to you.
[ Ava, how do those two thoughts go together...? ]