( wishing she hadn't suffered isn't the same as pitying her. of course he'd rather she not have been left on her lonesome and left to accumulate such painful scars; that doesn't mean he sees her as less for having survived them. quite the contrary, actually. he's always thought she was stronger than her past implied, knowing more of the picture doesn't change his mind about that.
he smiles a little at the returned gesture, one that he actually feels instead of just a instinctive reaction he's hardly mindful of. he's glad that things between them haven't changed too drastically from where they'd been before. he was afraid of that, and perhaps he shouldn't have been. he would not make that mistake twice. )
Something like that, only I won't expect you to sleep in a pile or let my brother clean behind your ears. ( some parts of the pack weren't as enjoyable as others, honestly... though Graham is still fond of sleeping in a pile, actually. kinda sucks that his brother occasionally absconds to pile with Sunny instead!!! whatever happened to bros before hoes, man... brutal.
as for the compliment, the last she'd given him he knew little what to do with, and this one seems no different. he breathes a laugh, shaking his head. it's definitely a pace late when he answers with a limited, ) I'm glad. ( he'd prefer Emma like him over not, certainly. he just can't manage to actually like himself enough that the compliment makes any sense. he can't fathom being dreamy, and even worse, he can't quite understand why she likes him, either; especially knowing more about him over less. that's a heavy thought, and one that stays caged in his head. he'd rather she not change her mind, even if it's rather selfish of him. he squeezes her palm, a goodbye of sorts, if she can read the communication without any words. surely he's taken up enough of her time as it is. )
[ Sometimes Sunny and Brother are a wolf pile all their own. Emma is well aware and only vaguely offended by it - without thirty plus years of animal companionship, she never expected her wolf to hang with her when there was an animal like her around. It's why she asked for Sunny in the first place; so that Graham and Brother don't have to be lone wolves here. The idea of her being one never really factored in, probably because it's what she's used to.]
Hey, the pile has its perks. [ He never has to worry about getting cold or needing a blanket. The one time Brother dragged them into a pile, it wasn't the worst thing that had ever happened to her. While Graham seems to expect that she would be uncomfortable with the routines he's established, Emma finds it easier to be a part of them than he tends to realize. It's how easily they work together that creeps up on her sometimes, when she's aware their differences could be more of an obstacle.
She nods, letting him stand before he does so that she can follow him to the door. Somehow she has a feeling that she isn't the only one he needs to see on his apology tour, and she won't keep him from that. They don't get a lot of downtime with this organization, he probably needs to take this as an opportunity to catch up while he still has one.]
I'll see you later. [ A promise, even without any agreed upon plans. If she doesn't seek him out and he doesn't seek her out, they still have two wolves who are impressively skilled in their persistence.]
The pile isn't so bad. I'm doing you a favor on the ear washing. ( wolf tongues are great on a coat of fur, not so much on sensitive human skin. Brother has learned to focus his desire to help groom on Sunny instead, which is likely for the best. the huntsman can keep up his own hygiene.
it's true, and she's not. unfortunately it seemed the Huntsman had managed to ruffle quite a few feathers, and it was forcing the man he'd become to answer questions he hadn't anticipated answering. perhaps it wasn't a bad thing, to stop zealously holding his past to himself. like it or not, it was a part of him, and if he'd been honest about it? he might not have so many apologies to make. )
I'll see you later. ( it's an agreement, and he likes the reality of it. for however long yet that it will last. he's glad that Emma is here with him, though he knows that's a rather selfish thing to feel. it's not permanent, he knows that, but the idea that they still have time is still a reassuring one. he manages a glimmer of a smile before he slips away, off to the next person that got on the wrong side of his past. )
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Date: 2016-10-13 01:14 am (UTC)he smiles a little at the returned gesture, one that he actually feels instead of just a instinctive reaction he's hardly mindful of. he's glad that things between them haven't changed too drastically from where they'd been before. he was afraid of that, and perhaps he shouldn't have been. he would not make that mistake twice. )
Something like that, only I won't expect you to sleep in a pile or let my brother clean behind your ears. ( some parts of the pack weren't as enjoyable as others, honestly... though Graham is still fond of sleeping in a pile, actually. kinda sucks that his brother occasionally absconds to pile with Sunny instead!!! whatever happened to bros before hoes, man... brutal.
as for the compliment, the last she'd given him he knew little what to do with, and this one seems no different. he breathes a laugh, shaking his head. it's definitely a pace late when he answers with a limited, ) I'm glad. ( he'd prefer Emma like him over not, certainly. he just can't manage to actually like himself enough that the compliment makes any sense. he can't fathom being dreamy, and even worse, he can't quite understand why she likes him, either; especially knowing more about him over less. that's a heavy thought, and one that stays caged in his head. he'd rather she not change her mind, even if it's rather selfish of him. he squeezes her palm, a goodbye of sorts, if she can read the communication without any words. surely he's taken up enough of her time as it is. )
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Date: 2016-10-23 08:24 pm (UTC)Hey, the pile has its perks. [ He never has to worry about getting cold or needing a blanket. The one time Brother dragged them into a pile, it wasn't the worst thing that had ever happened to her. While Graham seems to expect that she would be uncomfortable with the routines he's established, Emma finds it easier to be a part of them than he tends to realize. It's how easily they work together that creeps up on her sometimes, when she's aware their differences could be more of an obstacle.
She nods, letting him stand before he does so that she can follow him to the door. Somehow she has a feeling that she isn't the only one he needs to see on his apology tour, and she won't keep him from that. They don't get a lot of downtime with this organization, he probably needs to take this as an opportunity to catch up while he still has one.]
I'll see you later. [ A promise, even without any agreed upon plans. If she doesn't seek him out and he doesn't seek her out, they still have two wolves who are impressively skilled in their persistence.]
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Date: 2016-10-29 10:25 pm (UTC)it's true, and she's not. unfortunately it seemed the Huntsman had managed to ruffle quite a few feathers, and it was forcing the man he'd become to answer questions he hadn't anticipated answering. perhaps it wasn't a bad thing, to stop zealously holding his past to himself. like it or not, it was a part of him, and if he'd been honest about it? he might not have so many apologies to make. )
I'll see you later. ( it's an agreement, and he likes the reality of it. for however long yet that it will last. he's glad that Emma is here with him, though he knows that's a rather selfish thing to feel. it's not permanent, he knows that, but the idea that they still have time is still a reassuring one. he manages a glimmer of a smile before he slips away, off to the next person that got on the wrong side of his past. )