If that's the case, I suppose it's successful. Though...
[She smiles and leans a little closer, her expression conspiratorial. It would be easy to lean into humor, to unseriousness, as a defense. But she doesn't quite summon that.
There is still levity, but also truth when she says.]
I'm almost sorry to tell you that if that's the case, you needn't have gone to all of the effort.
[ When Yennefer's expression sobers, it isn't because the mood has been ruined — far from it. If anything, their conversation simply slips into softer territory, buoyed by a mutual, improved understanding.
Wordlessly, at least for the moment, she shifts her arm in Vex's hold until their fingers are brushing, a skimming contact that doesn't necessarily become anything firmer — merely having the freedom, the permission, to initiate contact proves a thrill all on its own. ]
[The choice of words spreads an unexpected warmth through Vex, and her head bows slightly to hide the moment of vulnerability from Yennefer's eyes. She huffs softly, almost a laugh, almost rueful. Worth the effort hasn't been something Vex has often been found. Outside of her brother, she'd come to expect she wouldn't be worth the effort back home. Here, it's been a gap in her armor that Sweeney has managed to exploit ruthlessly. The way Yennefer steals into that hole is more subtle, but not less effective.
She doesn't pull back from the light contact though.
She lingers in the pleasant, shivery sense of surprise that her visit has turned to something more intimate than she would have predicted.]
It's easy to forget that sometimes, especially when you're running from one crisis to another.
[Vex's eyes come up then, looking for Yennefer's.]
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[She smiles and leans a little closer, her expression conspiratorial. It would be easy to lean into humor, to unseriousness, as a defense. But she doesn't quite summon that.
There is still levity, but also truth when she says.]
I'm almost sorry to tell you that if that's the case, you needn't have gone to all of the effort.
You are very easy to want to touch.
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Wordlessly, at least for the moment, she shifts her arm in Vex's hold until their fingers are brushing, a skimming contact that doesn't necessarily become anything firmer — merely having the freedom, the permission, to initiate contact proves a thrill all on its own. ]
Some things are worth a bit of extra effort.
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She doesn't pull back from the light contact though.
She lingers in the pleasant, shivery sense of surprise that her visit has turned to something more intimate than she would have predicted.]
It's easy to forget that sometimes, especially when you're running from one crisis to another.
[Vex's eyes come up then, looking for Yennefer's.]
But we're not in a hurry now.