[ he is good at it, she thinks. even without being able to hear the things he isn't saying out loud, his response is so earnest and insistent that it's hard not to believe he means what he says. plus, river likes the way his hair swishes around when he shakes his head.
it's enough to make her smile faintly, so she takes his hand for support as she gets to her feet. ]
Big words. Shoulders are gonna stoop.
[ y'know, from trying to carry the weight of the world. she doesn't believe in safe but she thinks he would try, if he can. a protector. one that protects. ]
River. My name. New, and lost. And hungry. And cold.
[ to answer all of his questions at once... but she's still smiling pleasantly enough, none too bothered by any of the above. ]
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it's enough to make her smile faintly, so she takes his hand for support as she gets to her feet. ]
Big words. Shoulders are gonna stoop.
[ y'know, from trying to carry the weight of the world. she doesn't believe in safe but she thinks he would try, if he can. a protector. one that protects. ]
River. My name. New, and lost. And hungry. And cold.
[ to answer all of his questions at once... but she's still smiling pleasantly enough, none too bothered by any of the above. ]