( ... well, while they're here, she might as well take him again at face-value.
which is stunningly difficult to do when he comes up to her with a gown as garish as a peacock's feathers outside of season. he doesn't need to feel her feelings for him to recognize it in the slight twist of her expression, how her poker face fails in the face of what's explicitly bad fashion. a glimpse of a big bad monster — what had that been? a thing with both beak and teeth? metaphorical? real? — hadn't elicited as strong of a reaction, even if this one is still marginally tempered by a lady's good graces.
even if, behind the coat, she murmurs her thanks, and can't quite help but include, )
... my, Kizuna. You keep your feathers very bright when you preen.
( then comes an actress's quick change artistry: it only takes a minute or two and minimal ruffling. by the time she steps out from behind the coat, she's covered in an unflattering dress that remains unflattering, that she only saves by adjusting the wispy train of it to mimic what could be a bird's tail at rest behind her, the georgette fabric catching the light like rayon more than silk. )
I'm in your debt. To what extent, I'm not sure, as I'm afraid I enlisted your consultant services without asking for your going rate.
... ok so, sometimes, time,,,,, i'm sorry...
which is stunningly difficult to do when he comes up to her with a gown as garish as a peacock's feathers outside of season. he doesn't need to feel her feelings for him to recognize it in the slight twist of her expression, how her poker face fails in the face of what's explicitly bad fashion. a glimpse of a big bad monster — what had that been? a thing with both beak and teeth? metaphorical? real? — hadn't elicited as strong of a reaction, even if this one is still marginally tempered by a lady's good graces.
even if, behind the coat, she murmurs her thanks, and can't quite help but include, )
... my, Kizuna. You keep your feathers very bright when you preen.
( then comes an actress's quick change artistry: it only takes a minute or two and minimal ruffling. by the time she steps out from behind the coat, she's covered in an unflattering dress that remains unflattering, that she only saves by adjusting the wispy train of it to mimic what could be a bird's tail at rest behind her, the georgette fabric catching the light like rayon more than silk. )
I'm in your debt. To what extent, I'm not sure, as I'm afraid I enlisted your consultant services without asking for your going rate.