[she's so rarely stricken speechless like this, and it shows: Cecelia remains mute as he shows off the feature, barely understanding what she's watching or hearing because the audacity of the gesture being this grand and actually real is having quite an effect.
moreover, because she's known Darin long enough to realize this isn't a trap. there's no catch to this -- that's not what he does. he just...does...this.
when her vision gets to blurry to focus, Cecelia blinks tears back, keeping part of her face obscured behind a hand slowly curling into a fist against her mouth.
she's been very busy being reclusive and bitter, yet the first thing offered in coming back out is...something like this?
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moreover, because she's known Darin long enough to realize this isn't a trap. there's no catch to this -- that's not what he does. he just...does...this.
when her vision gets to blurry to focus, Cecelia blinks tears back, keeping part of her face obscured behind a hand slowly curling into a fist against her mouth.
she's been very busy being reclusive and bitter, yet the first thing offered in coming back out is...something like this?
she feels a little dizzy.]