[ He feels her annoyance and becomes as still as stone. He might not think his face is great, but he'd really rather not get a piece of it sliced off. It's bad enough as it is.
The thing is, he completely agrees with her. It's something wrong with him he'd remove in a second if he could. Every rational part of him, the parts that help him get along with her, demands he stay away from danger. He'd happily call himself a coward if being a cheating coward keeps you alive.
Then a screw up makes him want to fight literally tooth and nail, it's horrid.
To avoid that aforementioned face slicing, Rex gently places the palm of his left hand on her wrist to halt her for a moment as he turns his head upwards to look her dead in the eye. Dark as always, but emotional for once. Fearsome, if somewhat weary, determination. ]
I know exactly how much sway it has over me. I can never be diligent enough. But I will be as steadfast as I am able.
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The thing is, he completely agrees with her. It's something wrong with him he'd remove in a second if he could. Every rational part of him, the parts that help him get along with her, demands he stay away from danger. He'd happily call himself a coward if being a cheating coward keeps you alive.
Then a screw up makes him want to fight literally tooth and nail, it's horrid.
To avoid that aforementioned face slicing, Rex gently places the palm of his left hand on her wrist to halt her for a moment as he turns his head upwards to look her dead in the eye. Dark as always, but emotional for once. Fearsome, if somewhat weary, determination. ]
I know exactly how much sway it has over me. I can never be diligent enough. But I will be as steadfast as I am able.