03-17-2019, 09:15 PM
Asha hadn’t expected to have any impact. Elias was a squall in such a mood, the fury of which should have terrifying. But he had never turned it against her, and though she might fear him pulling away from the quest of her touch, she did not fear that. Even shielded from the brunt of it she hated seeing him like that, prey to the darkness and isolation of his own emotions, and relief softened her shoulders when he squeezed her hand. Her expression brightened almost immediately, and she nodded in answer to the question. The details could wait, but she wasn’t the sort to keep secrets of her own. She would tell him what had happened at the cafe, but later.
Her sense of Elias finally washed back in, anger seeping out slowly to the still waters that followed a storm. His gaze angled down. He had rarely ever looked at her like that, despite the amount of time they spent together, and it made her stomach feel like butterflies had taken residence, inviting a warmth to her skin she really hoped didn’t show. Her gaze bounced away shy when Tobias pulled his attention from her. Something unsettled shifted within him still, but it was a gentler emotion now. She tuned back into the conversation as curiosity finally pulsed.
Her sense of Elias finally washed back in, anger seeping out slowly to the still waters that followed a storm. His gaze angled down. He had rarely ever looked at her like that, despite the amount of time they spent together, and it made her stomach feel like butterflies had taken residence, inviting a warmth to her skin she really hoped didn’t show. Her gaze bounced away shy when Tobias pulled his attention from her. Something unsettled shifted within him still, but it was a gentler emotion now. She tuned back into the conversation as curiosity finally pulsed.