[At least he looked okay. Well, whatever he thought of himself, when she heard him and looked, she thought he looked okay. She couldn't say the same for herself, which was why she made no effort to stop brushing her hair as carefully as she could. Nothing like getting back into the habit of either not having it done at all or not doing it herself. In a way, it was like she'd regressed.
Impressive. Except not.]
Do you need me to get you anything?
[Prying blue eyes, not quite as childlike as perhaps they might have been. She felt like she'd aged while she was away, and regardless how much of a child as she was in the eyes of the world, there sat a jaded skepticism in her that kept her guard up, even against Connor.]
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Impressive. Except not.]
Do you need me to get you anything?
[Prying blue eyes, not quite as childlike as perhaps they might have been. She felt like she'd aged while she was away, and regardless how much of a child as she was in the eyes of the world, there sat a jaded skepticism in her that kept her guard up, even against Connor.]