[ it's steady, direct, his eyes meeting fitz'. it's impossible to tell if there's something else underneath that earnest seriousness: the possibility of manipulation, maybe, of restoring fitz' faith in him simply by renewing what they were to each other. or perhaps at the core of this practicality is simple loneliness. he spent a long time in a shield cell. he's gone a long time without touching anyone. ]
It'd be faster and safer than crawling through the air vents.
[ he gestures back to the bathroom, though his gaze doesn't leave fitz. ]
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[ it's steady, direct, his eyes meeting fitz'. it's impossible to tell if there's something else underneath that earnest seriousness: the possibility of manipulation, maybe, of restoring fitz' faith in him simply by renewing what they were to each other. or perhaps at the core of this practicality is simple loneliness. he spent a long time in a shield cell. he's gone a long time without touching anyone. ]
It'd be faster and safer than crawling through the air vents.
[ he gestures back to the bathroom, though his gaze doesn't leave fitz. ]