I smell a feminist argument- which I will happily listen to at intermission- if we don’t get sidetracked.
[ At the pause he cocks a grin. He will, and chews on the fact that he actually would be happy about it. Her thoughts and opinions fascinate him- For some reason. Clay sits up straighter when the theater’s anticipation swells like a balloon before it’s popped with the first note from the invisible orchestra.
His arm pulls away from the back of her chair with the same reach he offers to put his glass of ice beside his chair. When he comes back to face forward, he has a nigh imperceptible hesitation before he relaxes the hand that was just around her chair above her knee instead- not as high as her thigh. This was a respectable venue and opera, and it’s not that sort of gesture. ]
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[ At the pause he cocks a grin. He will, and chews on the fact that he actually would be happy about it. Her thoughts and opinions fascinate him- For some reason. Clay sits up straighter when the theater’s anticipation swells like a balloon before it’s popped with the first note from the invisible orchestra.
His arm pulls away from the back of her chair with the same reach he offers to put his glass of ice beside his chair. When he comes back to face forward, he has a nigh imperceptible hesitation before he relaxes the hand that was just around her chair above her knee instead- not as high as her thigh. This was a respectable venue and opera, and it’s not that sort of gesture. ]