Jack, Reinette thought then, was still not entirely at ease in his own skin. Though it was difficult to think how he could be. It had been some time since he had truly been in it.
Though she logically understood, it made it no less difficult to witness. Why her own view of him was so firm, Reinette was not certain. By the strictest measure their acquaintance was still brief.
She remained perched on the narrow strip of bed adjacent to Jack. There was a fine demonstration of not noticing the way his laugh faded into nothingness, and a hand continued to rest just near his own. Carefully planned but casually done, fingers just touched.
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Date: 2010-03-26 10:40 pm (UTC)Though she logically understood, it made it no less difficult to witness. Why her own view of him was so firm, Reinette was not certain. By the strictest measure their acquaintance was still brief.
She remained perched on the narrow strip of bed adjacent to Jack. There was a fine demonstration of not noticing the way his laugh faded into nothingness, and a hand continued to rest just near his own. Carefully planned but casually done, fingers just touched.
"Pastry it shall be then."