@divinascriptura : [ PLAY ] for Hel! (Also from here)
Comfortable silences were the norm throughout a majority of the time they spent together while she worked. It took very little speaking to run her kingdom, and she wasn’t of the mind to expend such efforts unless necessary (that being, during her free time with him,) in an attempt to speed things along. For all her distaste about the way it had been allotted to her, Hel’s abode was something the goddess took great pride in running.. And doing so efficiently, properly. So, more often than not she was so focused on her work that Hel would not take notice of anything else happening around her. It was for this reason that she had seen a secondary throne constructed beside hers - For him to use, to be close to her while she toiled, and to be able to more easily attract her attention if he needed.
Still, even with the increased closeness.. It wouldn’t be until his fingers began to ghost along the lines of her palm that a rare shudder would spring up her form, jolting the woman to attention.
Her usual range of facial emotion making the way her eyes widen look almost comical as Hel’s gaze shifts from her lists to where their hands are not met. Uncharacteristic warmth blooming on her cheeks from being caught so off guard and her bodies reaction.
Hel watches his fingers work for a quiet moment before her focus lifts to his face. “.. You've my attention.”