[ shallow surface thoughts: she looks beautiful like that, her head tipped back, the water like a cold shower on her skin.
slightly deeper thoughts: maybe it's okay to talk to her now. he gave her space, right? enough space? he wants to talk to her. he wants it to have been enough space.
deeper thoughts: is she cold at all? is the Extremis keeping her warm?
but he shuts the last down, as much as he can ever shut his thoughts down without alcohol, and steps up behind her. ]
Hey.
[ it's pitched low enough that, well, she can ignore it if she doesn't want to respond, and then he'll know she's not ready to talk to him, and then he can leave her alone.
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slightly deeper thoughts: maybe it's okay to talk to her now. he gave her space, right? enough space? he wants to talk to her. he wants it to have been enough space.
deeper thoughts: is she cold at all? is the Extremis keeping her warm?
but he shuts the last down, as much as he can ever shut his thoughts down without alcohol, and steps up behind her. ]
Hey.
[ it's pitched low enough that, well, she can ignore it if she doesn't want to respond, and then he'll know she's not ready to talk to him, and then he can leave her alone.
low conflict. he's decent at that. ]