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POSTED ON Feb 14, 2019 11:01:41 GMT

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"Yes I know." the exchange at his doorway makes her giggle, easily amused as she is. especially coming from him.

She has to mull over what he says, she's not used to it, not just from him but from anyone. She doesn't spend time with people like this. It's not.... usual for her. She ducks away for a moment, thinking before making her decision.

"Uhm, question." she leans back around to look at him. " how does any of this work?" she's never had TV or anything like it before.

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POSTED ON Feb 14, 2019 18:51:29 GMT

fernando enters his bed room and he can be heard shooing the pokemon off. the rustle of fabric replaces the banter and it's obvious that he's undressing. isra can hear clothes being tossed about.

"what do you mean? cila? just give it simple commands. something a kid can understand. it should handle the rest."

the sound of running water hints at the bathroom sink. it truly sounds like he's doing a nightly routine.

"and if it doesn't, let me know."

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 11:21:50 GMT

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She slips off of the couch, padding down the hall to lean against the wall outside of where he is. She's not sure how she got here really, it seems like such an unlikely place for her to be but alas, it has happened. She's quiet a moment, almost too long before she finally says what she meant to say.

"Thank you Fernando. Tonight's been nice." even if he disagrees she wants to put it out there. Because it's true.

And it makes her curiouser and curiouser.

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 11:30:07 GMT

the water stops and fernando hears her voice. she's closer. that means she's outside his bedroom. unashamed he walks into view with nothing more then a pair of generic black boxers on. the looseness of the fabric leaves a decent amount to the imagination. what's revealed and much more distraction is the various scars that scale along his waist and sides. cosmetic surgery can only do so much. years have allowed time to heal him but the pink of the injuries still remain. their numerous, painting a caricature of every piece of flesh the ursaring had stolen from him.

to save LILLIAN GLASS he had thrown himself to the wild. persephone amavi and her mother had been the ones to patch him back up but their handiwork only goes so far.

"tch."

he runs a hand through his hair, unsure of how to answer. he suspects her of being genuine and that makes it all the more difficult to answer.

ultimately, he decides on a simple "you're welcome."

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 11:48:27 GMT

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His movement draws her eyes and they go wide a moment at what she sees. The scars themselves do not bother her but seeing them on him seems odd to her somehow. Again, he manages to surprise her. Another piece of a puzzle she finds herself wanting to put together more and more, if he'll ever let her.

She has an innate need to touch to be sure what she sees is real and reaches out to him, stopping herself just shy of his skin. She can't help but to think how unlikely a place for me to wind up.

"You'r tired, I should let you sleep. Good night Fernando." She doesn't look away from him, doesn't turn to go. She only moves to returns her hand to her side. She wants to ask, but she's not sure how far she wants to let this go.

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her raw surprise, the way her eyes light up, catches him by surprise. for some reason, fernando hadn't expected such a reaction. he thought isra would ignore it or try to keep her calm. the few who've laid eyes on his defacements hadn't shown him the same astonishment. but, in hindsight, it made sense. they had been closer to him - known him.

fernando stands there, unmoving when she reaches out. he doesn't resist but scowls when she refrains from committing. what a waste.

"oh?"

fernando turns to move toward his bed, to finish the rest of his nightly routine. but he doesn't commit to it. he falters in the same manner isra had. he faces her once more, maintaining eye contact.

"good night isra."

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 12:16:18 GMT

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She can't help but feel like they're dodging around each other. it's in his scowl, in the fact that he turns back to her despite it. once again she feels the stalemate between them and she almost breaks away from it, walks away, lets it go. She's horrible at wussing out. Even as a child the woman went head first into everything. It's in her nature.

All it takes is the one moment of fuck it to pass through her mind and she steps into the room. Eyes squarely on him as she closes the gap and reaches out. This time she touches him, looking down at the scars when her fingertips prove they are real. Fingers passing over them to paint the pattern in her mind, wondering what tale they have to tell and she is content not to ask for now. There are times when what can be found in silence is more than what words can tell her and she relishes it for as long as he will let her.

So much for letting him rest.

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touch. human touch. fernando knows it and knows it well. every time she traces her finger over the bumps and cuts of his skin he can feel a dull sense of it. the skin is different then the rest of the layers. scarring changes the texture and sensitivity.

he doesn't stop her. she's allowed to press on for as long as she wants. at least for now. his patience isn't infinite.

fernando simply stares down at her. "having fun?"

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 12:41:34 GMT

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Isra takes her time answering, letting his question hang between them.

"Perhaps." her fingers double back over the places they have already traced, learning the pattern of his skin. The feel of it. She's not unfamiliar with scarring, but every case is unique. how it marks him is his and his alone and she cannot help but want to know it.

She glances up at him. "You're more surprising than I expected." somewhere in her comment she turns her hand over, pressing the back of her fingers against him for no purpose other than to keep touching. "So I'm afraid you'll have to excuse my continued persistence in the future" her last comment shares a different articulation, a polite smoothness that seems unfitting when they have spent so much of the night being anything but. The smile will tell him that it is not informal, there is a hint of coyness he's sure to recognize from her.

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 12:53:20 GMT

her insight is met with a deadpan expression. he's not sure how to take that. sure, it sound like a positive but it also hides the alternative, the negativity of the first impression.

the tone that slips into her last comment reminds him who he's dealing with. he sighs. "i guess i'll have to work you like a dog. i hope you're ready."

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 12:59:35 GMT

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The lack of reaction would have been disappointing if she didn't have the rest of the night to go on. She's not worried. Not in the slightest. Whether that's a good thing for fernando or not is debatable.

"Bring it Fernando." there's a playful challenge in it. "You know I can handle it."

She pushes him towards his bed gently, it's about time he be headed that way.

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 13:04:28 GMT

"tch. cocky, huh?"

he lets her goad him into bed but he refuses to go alone. a hand reaches out for her forearm. he won't press it if met with resistance but the attempt is there.

"you haven't even skimmed the surface."

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 13:21:32 GMT

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"Isn't something like that usually my line?" she doesn't even flinch, doesn't shy away. a part of her says she should but she won't back out now that the banter is there. If anything works on her it's that. "Barely seen the tip of that iceberg too."

The look on her face challenges him to do something, challenges him to pull her in.

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POSTED ON Feb 15, 2019 13:57:29 GMT

she stands her ground which means fernando's given the reigns to steer her in any direction he chooses. time between them has eliminated alcohol as a valid excuse. anything and everything from this point forward will be pinned directly on him. he's unsure how much he's willing to wager on accountability.

her challenged is answered when that grasp of her arm turns into a tug. he doesn't wrap her in an embrace but does reel her in. they're barely inches apart. he can feel her fabric against his skin.

"then i'll melt it until i get under the surface."

his eyes narrow but the iris stills shows in full. they're probing, searching, challenging.

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