[ she's scared of the answer, but she thinks she already knows it by the language of his body, by the shift of his eyes lacking focus, by the panic in his movements. when he shakes his head, she feels her throat tightening, trying to swallow to keep herself steady. one of them should be.
there'll be questions about what's happened to him, how he got to be like this, but that can come later. ]
I'm gonna reach out for you, okay?
[ best that he knows it before she surprises him and he ends up pulling that trigger on her. she would too if she lost sight in both eyes. ]
It's just me. Nobody else. No weapons. I wouldn't hurt you. You know that. [ still, she's careful when she approaches him, taking it slow when she holds her around out, fingers gentle when they brush his wrist. ]
no subject
there'll be questions about what's happened to him, how he got to be like this, but that can come later. ]
I'm gonna reach out for you, okay?
[ best that he knows it before she surprises him and he ends up pulling that trigger on her. she would too if she lost sight in both eyes. ]
It's just me. Nobody else. No weapons. I wouldn't hurt you. You know that. [ still, she's careful when she approaches him, taking it slow when she holds her around out, fingers gentle when they brush his wrist. ]