OPEN | prompt three | PAIN

[wrens]

prompt three | P A I N dressing-room style. start your own thread. tag others. wash, rinse, repeat. open to all.

 

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[deficits]

[ Crane nudges at Kathleen with his smile and so she attempts one of her own. She may be selfish, but she's not as selfish as that. (Or maybe she is, maybe she's just looking for some kind of validation and she made Crane in the first place to give her that.)

Kathleen's smile doesn't reach her eyes; no, they remain sad and wet. ]

I'm smiling, aren't I?

[salvare]

Meh. [He shrugs after a moment, humor present in his tone. He reaches out to brush his thumb beneath her eye.] I think you can do better than that.

[deficits]

[ Her lashes flutter and her smile falters when he reaches to touch her face. Even though Crane is the only one allowed to (the only one whose body can tolerate being near hers), it still startles her and disarms her when he does. She wants to tell him you shouldn't do that but she's far too selfish to ever eke out the words.

Kathleen blinks, then asks quietly: ]

Know any good jokes?