[ then again - she is also in a prime position to the door, the windows, the line of fire. she might have done that intentionally, putting herself directly where she can be most effective, because some things never change. some habits never break. roy is now - whether he wants to admit it or not - the weak point of the two of them, and riza steps in to space.
he is not helpless, she knows that. but she also knows - like there was before - that there will be a learning curve, and nothing will happen to him in that interim.
riza huffs a breath when he settles against her, thankful that he doesn't tense too much. that getting him to relax won't be too much of an uphill battle. that some part of this might even come easy. ]
You can think, and walk, and actually be a human being now. So I'd call that an improvement.
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he is not helpless, she knows that. but she also knows - like there was before - that there will be a learning curve, and nothing will happen to him in that interim.
riza huffs a breath when he settles against her, thankful that he doesn't tense too much. that getting him to relax won't be too much of an uphill battle. that some part of this might even come easy. ]
You can think, and walk, and actually be a human being now. So I'd call that an improvement.