without prompting, he’s leaning down, an arm finding the back of her knees. at this height, it’s easy enough to speak quietly and be heard. ❛ wait. ❜ heavy rains lately have made for messy roads here, & out of the way as they are, it won’t bode well if she shows up with mud on her. he knows already. it isn’t worth the sneaking about. so he simply sweeps her up, quickly placing a hand to her upper back once her feet are gone from under her. he doesn’t step, yet, incase she flails. best not to mess this up. he’s feeling awfully AWARE of the people nearby, suddenly, but . . . it’d be weird to put her down now. is it more or less strange to just rush away? surely walking so fast to reach her would make people think you just move that way, right? . . . right? gods. this is her forte. a SMILE, because he is trying to help, & he wants her to know, but also wants other people to know he’s not uh . . . taking her to be eaten by bears? he’s heard that one, lately.
❛ your uh . . . shoes, charlotte. t-they’ll ❜ he just starts walking, face hot even in the cold rain. ❛ i’m sorry about this . . . ❜
