By the time he found her, her thoughts had moved from 'he's probably going to look for me' to 'he won't look for me. He's tired of everything I've put him through until now and he can't even touch me. Why would he look for me, still? It's no different now than it was before.. I'm still going to be alone.'
So cyclic in nature were her thoughts, a tiny part of herself still argued with those darker thoughts that Alphen meant what he said - he wasn't like everyone else. But even with that she kept going back to the fact that they couldn't touch each other. Not without causing him pain, and Shionne wasn't willing to do that.
So hearing his voice startled her out of her internal argument quite a bit, where she actually jumped slightly with a small surprised gasp. Then her expression quickly reverted back to normal, and she glanced over at Alphen. "Alphen..."
It.. was still a bit of a shock to see him without his mask. He really was attractive. He'd have no problem finding a replacement for her when she wasn't around anymore. She gave him the briefest of smiles, a businesslike acknowledgement at best. "What can I do for you? Have you heard any news?"
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Date: 2022-02-19 08:28 pm (UTC)From:So cyclic in nature were her thoughts, a tiny part of herself still argued with those darker thoughts that Alphen meant what he said - he wasn't like everyone else. But even with that she kept going back to the fact that they couldn't touch each other. Not without causing him pain, and Shionne wasn't willing to do that.
So hearing his voice startled her out of her internal argument quite a bit, where she actually jumped slightly with a small surprised gasp. Then her expression quickly reverted back to normal, and she glanced over at Alphen. "Alphen..."
It.. was still a bit of a shock to see him without his mask. He really was attractive. He'd have no problem finding a replacement for her when she wasn't around anymore. She gave him the briefest of smiles, a businesslike acknowledgement at best. "What can I do for you? Have you heard any news?"