[ she follows (relatively) silently, letting him ask his questions as they walk -- but once they are inside the room, and the door is closed, inej unhooks her gauntlets, shedding them quickly with a small sigh of relief. and she's about to undo the chest plate armor aspect of it when she pauses.
she can feel the clothing underneath the armor, and she knows that she's clothed, but the act of undressing in front of someone else makes her skin crawl, an unpleasant tightness forms in her stomach, and she allows it to dwell for a moment, to wrestle with it, before she bites the inside of her cheek. the sharp pain brings her back to reality, and inej's fingers hesitate at the clasp before she decides to just be
well.
honest. ]
Can you turn around? Please.
[ she doesn't think she's said the word 'please' to kaz brekker once in their entire friendship (or whatever this is), but the gentle addition seems to add a particular weight to what she's asking. it's important. ]
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she can feel the clothing underneath the armor, and she knows that she's clothed, but the act of undressing in front of someone else makes her skin crawl, an unpleasant tightness forms in her stomach, and she allows it to dwell for a moment, to wrestle with it, before she bites the inside of her cheek. the sharp pain brings her back to reality, and inej's fingers hesitate at the clasp before she decides to just be
well.
honest. ]
Can you turn around? Please.
[ she doesn't think she's said the word 'please' to kaz brekker once in their entire friendship (or whatever this is), but the gentle addition seems to add a particular weight to what she's asking. it's important. ]