✘ ( OMG obviously feel free to ignore it bUT this meme is awesome and i had to )
✘ morning after starter || [ no longer accepting ]
Not much. But compared to the handful of times he’s found company with others, all those years ago, it’s remarkable. He only remembers restless nights the one or two times anyone ever did linger.
This time he awakens to a sense of balance. Someone as stubborn as her… Decisive. Independent. He can’t imagine she’d stay, or allow him to, if she didn’t want to, didn’t want him to… Atom help him. He’d already admired Desdemona even before he’d witnessed her… the way he did the night before.
Stealing shy glances of her form next to him, he catches movement– Awakening, or her letting him know she’s awake. Richter holds his breath, stifles a childish, unfamiliar thrill that creaks between his lungs, forces himself to more practical concerns… As gentle and indirectly as he begins to voice them:
“ At home, I… avoided intimate company. Worried the impression it might give to those meant to follow my lead. Here… It’s different for me. But– Still understand that sort of gossip isn’t… helpful for you.” He swallows, near risks meeting her eyes.
“ How do you prefer we act now? ”