❴ EM HAD PROVEN ❵ a jovial and highly expressive individual, so it was painfully obvious as her exuberance figuratively withered and curled away. As to not alarm her of his noticing, he forced his expression to lax, though to not fall entirely out of touch. Though concern knotted in his chest, and his eyes did slit playfully a moment, the reassuring peck and smile helped only slightly to shoo away any form of reaction. Once he had been slighted himself by someone close to him ( though he was sure their tales would fall very differently ), and made no promise to take care of such demons himself; it was satisfying to DESTROY your own hauntings, and almostinsulting for others to do it for you.
It was a welcomed compliment, one that conjured a grin upon his face without conscience action to create it. Briefly he glanced down, then back up again with a g l o w of warmth so distant from his atypical, frozen stare before his other arm draped carefully across her back and he pulled her into an embrace, speaking softly into her locks of snakes.
❝ The honor is mine. ❞
The little things; the tender expression and concern that flickered just after her face fell, the warm hug that followed, those little things that had her relax. Alduin was not Poseidon, no matter the power he could wield at his fingertips, he would never hurt her, and if he did? Well–Athena did not curse her for nothing.
Her snakes nestled around him as she curled into the embrace, the warmth welcome after the chilling reminder. When she pulled away, she smoothed his dress shirt and fixed his collar, eyes flicking once at his state of undress. “Maybe I should get you a pair of pants that aren’t so restricting, hm?"
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