[The hand settles against her face, and Meryl jumps instinctively. It isn't Knives fault by any stretch. The problem with Meryl is that she spent so much time back home with her nose in a book, in her studies, in her work, that she never gave herself the chance to live. And so any contact is bound to startle her. Especially when it comes from Millions Knives.
(It doesn't help that she hasn't had the crash course in physical contact and affection that the masquerade would come to provide. This is probably the first time anyone has ever touched her, save for one very unwarranted manhandling out of a certain city.)
That doesn't mean she stays away, though. When her brain finally processes what is happening, her head leans back into the touch. Her cheeks, as Knives will undoubtedly feel, begin to warm. She doesn't mind this at all, it would seem, especially given the way her hand rises up to settle above his own.]
Vash has a way of changing the people he spends time around, doesn't he? [The words are warm, just as affectionate as any she's dished out to Knives. Vash is probably the person she's closest to, her best friend. Of course she would be changed by him.]
Just don't think it's because of him. Or an obligation to him. I'm here because it's my choice. I want to - uh, take care of you - because that's my call.
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Date: 2024-02-15 01:46 pm (UTC)(It doesn't help that she hasn't had the crash course in physical contact and affection that the masquerade would come to provide. This is probably the first time anyone has ever touched her, save for one very unwarranted manhandling out of a certain city.)
That doesn't mean she stays away, though. When her brain finally processes what is happening, her head leans back into the touch. Her cheeks, as Knives will undoubtedly feel, begin to warm. She doesn't mind this at all, it would seem, especially given the way her hand rises up to settle above his own.]
Vash has a way of changing the people he spends time around, doesn't he? [The words are warm, just as affectionate as any she's dished out to Knives. Vash is probably the person she's closest to, her best friend. Of course she would be changed by him.]
Just don't think it's because of him. Or an obligation to him. I'm here because it's my choice. I want to - uh, take care of you - because that's my call.