[ An eager quirk to her mouth disconnects her lips from his. Then, she shuffles back to regard him properly, scanning him for confirmation that she's heard him correctly. Interpreted him correctly.
Eventually, she decides kriff it, and kicks off her boots somewhere to the side. Her shirt follows next, leaving her unabashedly bare beneath the sky. He'd needed time to recuperate, they'd decided, but she's trusting that his instructions are a clear sign that they can move forward. Holding his gaze, she settles herself onto the blanket, strewn about as it is. First, she leans back on her elbows, and eventually wriggles down until she's fully sprawled across the expanse of fibers. ]
Come show me.
[ She doesn't imagine he needs permission to resume, some signal to move forward, but she gives it all the same — perhaps hoping that the invitation is enough to shake him out of his thoughts. ]
and then i can steal horatio and athena
Eventually, she decides kriff it, and kicks off her boots somewhere to the side. Her shirt follows next, leaving her unabashedly bare beneath the sky. He'd needed time to recuperate, they'd decided, but she's trusting that his instructions are a clear sign that they can move forward. Holding his gaze, she settles herself onto the blanket, strewn about as it is. First, she leans back on her elbows, and eventually wriggles down until she's fully sprawled across the expanse of fibers. ]
Come show me.
[ She doesn't imagine he needs permission to resume, some signal to move forward, but she gives it all the same — perhaps hoping that the invitation is enough to shake him out of his thoughts. ]