The limitlessness of Vex's interest might prove treacherous; the sky can seem limitless too, when you're standing at the edge of a cliff.
The evening has been fun. More than fun, if Vex takes the time to examine it. (Which she'd rather not.) Percy's company fills a space in their little party that Vex hadn't realized was sorely missing: someone smart, sharp, someone she could see herself holding a real conversation with, who could keep her interest. His inexperience and occasional awkwardness lend an air of authenticity to him, and soften the edges that could be called pompous or abrasive.
The fact he's so willing to be fascinated by her doesn't hurt—him, so obviously coming from money and respectability, fascinated by her. It might say something unflattering about her just how much she is flattered by it.
But that arm is a step forward, and it might leave both of them in empty air.
"You know, I think I could use another round myself," she says, slipping away before the limb in question has time to settle, to become a restraint.
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The evening has been fun. More than fun, if Vex takes the time to examine it. (Which she'd rather not.) Percy's company fills a space in their little party that Vex hadn't realized was sorely missing: someone smart, sharp, someone she could see herself holding a real conversation with, who could keep her interest. His inexperience and occasional awkwardness lend an air of authenticity to him, and soften the edges that could be called pompous or abrasive.
The fact he's so willing to be fascinated by her doesn't hurt—him, so obviously coming from money and respectability, fascinated by her. It might say something unflattering about her just how much she is flattered by it.
But that arm is a step forward, and it might leave both of them in empty air.
"You know, I think I could use another round myself," she says, slipping away before the limb in question has time to settle, to become a restraint.
To be seen.
"Do you want another while I'm up?"