[ he turns his head to look at geralt too, his stare radiant. the corners of his eyes pinch a little, like he's really considering his question-statement.
is he?
a carousel of faces whirl through his mind, lingering on a select few. his heart thuds, once, a little harder than the beats that come before and after. ]
No. Not yet.
[ there is too much that still needs doing. too many people who still need him. he hasn't yet earned it.
he inhales sharply, as if realizing all at once just how much he'd bared his hand to someone he just met. and in a communal bath of all places! at least it hadn't been like it had with wanda, the knowledge of his life poured into her as violent and unstoppable as the tide rushing in. at least geralt had asked. ]
Um, sorry. That-- I-- that was a lot for a first conversation, huh?
no subject
is he?
a carousel of faces whirl through his mind, lingering on a select few. his heart thuds, once, a little harder than the beats that come before and after. ]
No. Not yet.
[ there is too much that still needs doing. too many people who still need him. he hasn't yet earned it.
he inhales sharply, as if realizing all at once just how much he'd bared his hand to someone he just met. and in a communal bath of all places! at least it hadn't been like it had with wanda, the knowledge of his life poured into her as violent and unstoppable as the tide rushing in. at least geralt had asked. ]
Um, sorry. That-- I-- that was a lot for a first conversation, huh?