They sat in companionable silence for several moments. Though Reinette had been well served by words and speeches in the past, for now she was content to abandon them.
In the space of a breath she shifted. It was hardly much. The turn of a wrist. The gentle rearranging of what was already there. Very little changed, other than Reinette quietly and purposefully placed her hand below Jack's. Even though they still touched, Jack's own hand had renewed access to air. His kin might breathe.
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Date: 2010-03-26 11:20 pm (UTC)In the space of a breath she shifted. It was hardly much. The turn of a wrist. The gentle rearranging of what was already there. Very little changed, other than Reinette quietly and purposefully placed her hand below Jack's. Even though they still touched, Jack's own hand had renewed access to air. His kin might breathe.
"I really should see about your food."