[Faith blinks, stunned to hear that Buffy wants them to have at least 'something'. The possible implications of why twist around in her insides and make her throat threaten to tighten.
The offer to tell Buffy everything lingers in the air and Faith feels the tension in her release when Buffy decides she's better off not knowing. It's good because there's so much that Faith doesn't want to tell her because she knows it will only hurt her. And Faith really doesn't want to hurt her. Never again. The stray punch in a spar didn't count. The kind of hurt that actually lingered.
Her hand slides from her glass, settling closer toward Buffy but not quite far enough to take her hand, still afraid to take that step, worried she might startle Buffy away like some wild animal that's allowed her close. Never mind that Buffy is the one who'd wanted this meeting in the first place. So maybe it's truly Faith who's the skittish animal.]
Alright, good. Then I don't have to worry if I slip up. [Faith manages a small smile and laugh.] Like if I accidentally tell you that Wesley actually gets to be kind of a badass and a little bit hot? [Which, honestly, is still a bit disconcerting for Faith still even now. Her smile turns into a playful teasing grin.] And I won't have to worry about any follow up questions...
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Date: 2022-10-09 02:49 pm (UTC)The offer to tell Buffy everything lingers in the air and Faith feels the tension in her release when Buffy decides she's better off not knowing. It's good because there's so much that Faith doesn't want to tell her because she knows it will only hurt her. And Faith really doesn't want to hurt her. Never again. The stray punch in a spar didn't count. The kind of hurt that actually lingered.
Her hand slides from her glass, settling closer toward Buffy but not quite far enough to take her hand, still afraid to take that step, worried she might startle Buffy away like some wild animal that's allowed her close. Never mind that Buffy is the one who'd wanted this meeting in the first place. So maybe it's truly Faith who's the skittish animal.]
Alright, good. Then I don't have to worry if I slip up. [Faith manages a small smile and laugh.] Like if I accidentally tell you that Wesley actually gets to be kind of a badass and a little bit hot? [Which, honestly, is still a bit disconcerting for Faith still even now. Her smile turns into a playful teasing grin.] And I won't have to worry about any follow up questions...