[Ahh, what a selfish man he is, now, to feel a rush of surprise and then carefully muted delight at the very idea. Free time means time to spare, something they'd found little of for a long while now. He'd respected it, respected her for her devotion to her home, her people. He wanted Orb to be safe and prosperous too, not only for her sake but for his own, because it's become his home now, too. Orb is precious to her, and she's precious to him. He'll protect and serve them both, gladly and with little complaint.
Sometimes, though. Sometimes all he wanted was to spend time with her, while away the hours simply sharing her space, talking to her, walking with her, seeing her smile and scowl and laugh about this or that. He wanted to be the only one she looked at. Just... when she had the time to spare.
More free time, here. It's subtle, but when she withdrew his hands came to fall at her waist, and the curve of his fingers tighten a little against her at those words.]
Is that so... [And now they're both here, together. His gaze on her is soft, full of affection.] That's... a silver lining, then.
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Sometimes, though. Sometimes all he wanted was to spend time with her, while away the hours simply sharing her space, talking to her, walking with her, seeing her smile and scowl and laugh about this or that. He wanted to be the only one she looked at. Just... when she had the time to spare.
More free time, here. It's subtle, but when she withdrew his hands came to fall at her waist, and the curve of his fingers tighten a little against her at those words.]
Is that so... [And now they're both here, together. His gaze on her is soft, full of affection.] That's... a silver lining, then.
[A BIG silver lining.]