No, [ he says. ] It only sits between us until it becomes this.
[ this being not talking to one another until the space between them felt like a rabid, angry thing. how often during the negotiations had his thoughts turned to her, and his hand reached for his crystal, only to pull it back as if burned. ]
We make a great deal of trouble for one another, Gwenaëlle.
[ he holds his hand out for her, as solicitous as a gentleman asking for a dance. she has not drawn all the way back from the door, but he thinks that maybe she could be persuaded to come away to him. ]
cue the rihanna
[ this being not talking to one another until the space between them felt like a rabid, angry thing. how often during the negotiations had his thoughts turned to her, and his hand reached for his crystal, only to pull it back as if burned. ]
We make a great deal of trouble for one another, Gwenaëlle.
[ he holds his hand out for her, as solicitous as a gentleman asking for a dance. she has not drawn all the way back from the door, but he thinks that maybe she could be persuaded to come away to him. ]