She was as stubborn as he, this Jefferson knew to be true. Though not disgraced by a scowl and a thousand scars as he, she was not the delicate flower she so gently acted to be time again. As always, she proved herself predictable and unpredictable all at once, and yet the hybrid did not find surprise in such a thing any longer. He had gotten used to her, perhaps, learned the ways in the daylily that was Alaine Winters, whose very name claimed a frostiness that fitted he more than it would ever she.
His efforts were perhaps more wasted in trying to discourage her, and at her next quiet argument he simply sighed and held her close. A sigh escaping his all-too-weary features, the man leaned his head on hers and gazed listlessly into the rain. His ears only collected the shower around them and the gentle breaths that escaped her, united with his own: a strangely raw, gentle moment rare for the scarred man, yet... natural, in feeling. The man lost himself to his thoughts, silently perplexed by their odd relationship, and as if sensing his confusion she reached and licked at his nose. He was no less puzzled, but with a surprised glance he lowered his green-eyed cyclops gaze to her once more, and with a few moments' time a small smile cracked his scarred, grizzly features.
It was short-lived, however. No, Maluki's voice hissed amusedly in the back of his mind, don't get involved. Never again, remember?
"Come," he said dismissively, disappointment lingering in the undertones, "I'll walk you home." He started to rise, pulling back from her all too quickly, and extended his one remaining hand to her to aid in her doing the same.
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