[ he untangles his right arm enough to playfully ruffle her hair, which is probably also very annoying. but when he settles in again, he still keeps his arm slung companionably around her — all this close contact is almost dizzying after so long, a feast for a long-starved man. his fingertips practically feel like they're buzzing with it, nerves prickling with the unexpected riches of this proximity. maybe soon enough it'll be too much. but for now, it's nice. and at yelena's point, even he has to admit: ]
Probably, yeah. I mean, most of my friends' and dates' mothers were easily won over, but I feel like she wouldn't have been. She's sharper.
[ courtesy all melina's years of training, she was less likely to be convinced by a winning smile; more able to see through to someone's true nature. which, back then, would have revealed one (1) whole idiot who probably wasn't worthy of consorting with her daughter. but that kid — jimmy, to his parents — was pretty much a completely different person to the one with her now. ]
What were you like?
[ 'when you were a kid' doesn't really seem to fit the bill. ]
I know you— didn't really have the chance to have a childhood. But the question stands.
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[ he untangles his right arm enough to playfully ruffle her hair, which is probably also very annoying. but when he settles in again, he still keeps his arm slung companionably around her — all this close contact is almost dizzying after so long, a feast for a long-starved man. his fingertips practically feel like they're buzzing with it, nerves prickling with the unexpected riches of this proximity. maybe soon enough it'll be too much. but for now, it's nice. and at yelena's point, even he has to admit: ]
Probably, yeah. I mean, most of my friends' and dates' mothers were easily won over, but I feel like she wouldn't have been. She's sharper.
[ courtesy all melina's years of training, she was less likely to be convinced by a winning smile; more able to see through to someone's true nature. which, back then, would have revealed one (1) whole idiot who probably wasn't worthy of consorting with her daughter. but that kid — jimmy, to his parents — was pretty much a completely different person to the one with her now. ]
What were you like?
[ 'when you were a kid' doesn't really seem to fit the bill. ]
I know you— didn't really have the chance to have a childhood. But the question stands.