[ Trahearne's own smile widens as Adelis pushes up; the hand on his cheek might be condescending, but he leans his head into the touch anyway. For a moment, his eyes soften, gazing into Adelis's own. He realizes that he does not, in fact, need to answer him.
This is kind of fun, actually.
At the same time, he is a bit worried things are going to get rough before Adelis knows where his injury is. And that would not be very fair to either of them if they end up re-opening the wound without Trahearne actively establishing that boundary. So for the briefest moment, his smile drops to his neutral expression. And he pulls back, one hand still keeping Adelis's pinned above his head.
He doesn't think this needs to be sensual--it's an exchange of information, if anything. He looks away, stares into space as he wills the connection between himself and his shirt weaken before he sloughs off the coverings on his torso, front and back. What is consequently revealed is a rather large, rather nasty-looking scar that extends from just below his left shoulder to his right side. By the way it heals, it's clear it was very deep. It's a miracle he survived that.
But he doesn't make too much of a show of it, or offer any explanation as to what it is, or where it came from. He steps back into Adelis's personal space again, the very same smile decorating his face once more. A finger brushes away a stray strand of hair from the other's face. ]
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This is kind of fun, actually.
At the same time, he is a bit worried things are going to get rough before Adelis knows where his injury is. And that would not be very fair to either of them if they end up re-opening the wound without Trahearne actively establishing that boundary. So for the briefest moment, his smile drops to his neutral expression. And he pulls back, one hand still keeping Adelis's pinned above his head.
He doesn't think this needs to be sensual--it's an exchange of information, if anything. He looks away, stares into space as he wills the connection between himself and his shirt weaken before he sloughs off the coverings on his torso, front and back. What is consequently revealed is a rather large, rather nasty-looking scar that extends from just below his left shoulder to his right side. By the way it heals, it's clear it was very deep. It's a miracle he survived that.
But he doesn't make too much of a show of it, or offer any explanation as to what it is, or where it came from. He steps back into Adelis's personal space again, the very same smile decorating his face once more. A finger brushes away a stray strand of hair from the other's face. ]
Apologies. Where were we?