[ Alex wonders, if he means from M’s perspective or her own. As she listens to the way he describes himself and M, she wonders if this is why he didn’t take to her compliments well. She didn’t know the details, but if thy were made to be how they are at such a young age, it couldn’t have been anything a child should go through. ]
Is that what he told you?
[ Feeling him try to pull away, she rolls her hips subtly, languid in its motion as she helps him slip out of her, a bit disappointed at the slightly emptier feeling. Mating season was a terribly tedious time indeed. Rising up by one hand to presses i to the sand by his side, smiles down at him. ]
I can’t speak for M, but… I’m glad you’re different.
[ Different from the men she was used to, the ones who demanded, hit her if she did even the slightest thing wrong in their eyes, who didn’t care about how she felt. Thankfully, those were people from before her time in Aefenglom, although their impact remained with her. The bar set for her partners, really. ]
[He rolls aside once she's off of him, curling around his sensitive snail like a shell of his own making.
Softly, he speaks.]
It's what I know. In more honest ways, than being told.
[He'd stake his life on it, based on what's happened, what he's seen and felt.
He doesn't know if he is different. He doesn't know if he wants to be. He swallows thickly and nods, knowing that the swim back won't pile on difficulty. She's seen him at his most awkward, after all.]
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Is that what he told you?
[ Feeling him try to pull away, she rolls her hips subtly, languid in its motion as she helps him slip out of her, a bit disappointed at the slightly emptier feeling. Mating season was a terribly tedious time indeed. Rising up by one hand to presses i to the sand by his side, smiles down at him. ]
I can’t speak for M, but… I’m glad you’re different.
[ Different from the men she was used to, the ones who demanded, hit her if she did even the slightest thing wrong in their eyes, who didn’t care about how she felt. Thankfully, those were people from before her time in Aefenglom, although their impact remained with her. The bar set for her partners, really. ]
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Softly, he speaks.]
It's what I know. In more honest ways, than being told.
[He'd stake his life on it, based on what's happened, what he's seen and felt.
He doesn't know if he is different. He doesn't know if he wants to be. He swallows thickly and nods, knowing that the swim back won't pile on difficulty. She's seen him at his most awkward, after all.]