10-08-2019, 12:43 AM
Everywhere her gaze dances over him, causes a chain reaction of pleasant little tingles. With his face turned from her, it's hard to tell if it's real or all in his head. But when he turns back to her, for a split second, those pale blues dart away and he could swear the pink of her cheeks beneath the alabaster seem a shade darker. His lips twitch as he fights the smile from growing, suspecting it wasn't his imagination after all. His tongue peaks out to moisten the violet of his lips as he tries to focus on the topic of conversation and not on how her eyes suddenly avoid his.
Badden's head tilts slightly at the way her voice sounds distant, subtle shaky undertones drawing his attention to her even further. She begins to tell him of her origins and her family, but when she trails off, her eyes... The remnant of his smile fades to something more concerned as sadness and what he swears looks like pain fills her expression. He takes a step toward her and lowers his head some so that her eyes might find his again. He aches to erase that look from her face, but finds himself at a loss as to how to do so. Whatever was going through her mind was clearly weighing heavily, and her breathing was coming slightly quicker.
He frowns slightly, and before he realized what he was doing, his right wing extended toward her until the longest of the feathers at the tip brushed that rosy cheek. "You're too beautiful to seem so unhappy..." The words are softly whispered when they leave his lips. But the moment he touches her, the contact sends a shocking tingle up the bones of his wing all the way to his chest and he pulls away when he realizes he'd spoken aloud. Ears flicking backward and chin tucking toward his chest, he simultaneously analyzes the strange feeling and tries to backpedal from his forwardness. It's his turn to feel awkward, but his gaze doesn't deviate from her face. "I-" His voice cracks with roughness, so he clears his throat and tries again. "I'm sure you'll go back when you're ready. Sometimes it's good to take time away, to discover what you need." His eyes have taken on a honeyed shade of brown, his heart thumping in his chest in a way he hadn't felt before. He could only hope at this moment that he hadn't said the wrong things.
Badden's head tilts slightly at the way her voice sounds distant, subtle shaky undertones drawing his attention to her even further. She begins to tell him of her origins and her family, but when she trails off, her eyes... The remnant of his smile fades to something more concerned as sadness and what he swears looks like pain fills her expression. He takes a step toward her and lowers his head some so that her eyes might find his again. He aches to erase that look from her face, but finds himself at a loss as to how to do so. Whatever was going through her mind was clearly weighing heavily, and her breathing was coming slightly quicker.
He frowns slightly, and before he realized what he was doing, his right wing extended toward her until the longest of the feathers at the tip brushed that rosy cheek. "You're too beautiful to seem so unhappy..." The words are softly whispered when they leave his lips. But the moment he touches her, the contact sends a shocking tingle up the bones of his wing all the way to his chest and he pulls away when he realizes he'd spoken aloud. Ears flicking backward and chin tucking toward his chest, he simultaneously analyzes the strange feeling and tries to backpedal from his forwardness. It's his turn to feel awkward, but his gaze doesn't deviate from her face. "I-" His voice cracks with roughness, so he clears his throat and tries again. "I'm sure you'll go back when you're ready. Sometimes it's good to take time away, to discover what you need." His eyes have taken on a honeyed shade of brown, his heart thumping in his chest in a way he hadn't felt before. He could only hope at this moment that he hadn't said the wrong things.
BADDEN
