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[personal profile] fortitudosalutis 2025-06-27 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ He can feel Shaw's movement like a physical weight settling over the room, even though she's quiet with how she places her feet. Deliberate about it. A good soldier, he thinks, even with Root pressing close and distracting him. He grins as Root breaks and Shaw comes in, her knee pressed against his. In a different moment it'd feel crowding, he thinks, uneasy, but it doesn't here.

Funny, that.

He squeezes Root's hips again, one eyebrow cocked. ]
Not where people can see, [ is all he says. He doesn't mind carrying bruises. It's a reminder of the real.

Then he reaches out a hand, risking it, and touches Shaw's elbow. Tugging her closer. ]