[ cole hardly sees misha panic, and when he does he usually waits until the storm goes by, watching her fuss and rush back and forth between places. this time is different. a frown pulls on the corners of his lips as she tosses pieces of clothing to the floor. he's never seen her this wound up about something, which makes him pause, at the first request, a bit shocked; and jump at the order.
he obliges, with two long strides he's standing behind her. cole's done and undone a corset so many times he's able to rush through it, even with his large hands. he isn't speaking, isn't questioning -- he's thinking. she's flushed and tense, but it isn't to be confused with fear, and he never saw them going any further than the outside gates together to lead her to her fate. it wasn't possible in his mind to even entertain the idea.
on the last ribbon to loosen the corset enough to get out of, he finally speaks up. he isn't sure if she's serious, though she'd never joke about this. questions race through his mind, but the only one that leaves his lips is -- ]
Are you sure?
[ he's bound to her in more ways than one, conditioned to put her needs first, but this isn't just about her, it's about them, and while he would be able to serve her for those mere ten years should she make queen, the idea of walking her to her death (and his own) has been weighing on him more and more every day. ]
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he obliges, with two long strides he's standing behind her. cole's done and undone a corset so many times he's able to rush through it, even with his large hands. he isn't speaking, isn't questioning -- he's thinking. she's flushed and tense, but it isn't to be confused with fear, and he never saw them going any further than the outside gates together to lead her to her fate. it wasn't possible in his mind to even entertain the idea.
on the last ribbon to loosen the corset enough to get out of, he finally speaks up. he isn't sure if she's serious, though she'd never joke about this. questions race through his mind, but the only one that leaves his lips is -- ]
Are you sure?
[ he's bound to her in more ways than one, conditioned to put her needs first, but this isn't just about her, it's about them, and while he would be able to serve her for those mere ten years should she make queen, the idea of walking her to her death (and his own) has been weighing on him more and more every day. ]