ASKED. "-- hey, stop that." evaās fingers grasp gently at zevranās wrists that hold a wrinkling piece of paper. sheās familiar with the shy embarrassment that comes from a piece of art that just... doesnāt come together as you pictured it. yet-- knowing that he took the time to make something for her was more than enough to already treasure the artwork he was determined to get rid of. āyou made it for me didnāt you? i love it so much, let me keep it?ā
heĀ strugglesĀ toĀ keepĀ theĀ poorĀ artĀ fromĀ herĀ grasp,Ā heĀ cannotĀ standĀ theĀ wayĀ heĀ sweatsĀ nervouslyĀ asĀ sheĀ reachesĀ forĀ it,Ā herĀ beautifulĀ faceĀ drawnĀ asĀ aĀ poorlyĀ misshapenĀ creatureĀ ontoĀ paperĀ āĀ unlikeĀ himĀ toĀ fightĀ herĀ asĀ such,Ā butĀ heĀ canātĀ helpĀ it,Ā ifĀ sheĀ wereĀ toĀ see,Ā howĀ wouldĀ sheĀ react?Ā whatĀ ifĀ sheĀ tookĀ insultĀ toĀ theĀ wayĀ heĀ portrayedĀ herĀ throughĀ handsĀ thatĀ betrayedĀ him.Ā āĀ miĀ amora,Ā please,Ā youĀ doĀ notĀ evenĀ wantĀ toĀ seeĀ thisĀ -Ā theĀ glimpseĀ youĀ wereĀ givenĀ hardlyĀ gaveĀ awayĀ theĀ disastrousĀ pieceĀ ofĀ artĀ thatĀ itĀ is,Ā youĀ wouldĀ haveĀ nightmaresĀ justĀ lookingĀ uponĀ itĀ again,Ā trustĀ me,Ā iāveĀ hadĀ them.Ā Ā āĀ heĀ givesĀ aĀ wink,Ā hopingĀ sheādĀ thatĀ theĀ pleaĀ heāsĀ offered,Ā butĀ whenĀ sheĀ asksĀ ofĀ himĀ soĀ kindlyĀ andĀ speaksĀ soĀ fondlyĀ ofĀ theĀ terribleĀ handĀ workĀ heĀ handsĀ itĀ backĀ toĀ herĀ withĀ aĀ exasperatedĀ sigh.Ā āĀ pleaseĀ knowĀ thatĀ myĀ handsĀ couldĀ neverĀ recreateĀ theĀ beautyĀ thatĀ youĀ are,Ā andĀ also,Ā iĀ amĀ notĀ anĀ artist.Ā āĀ Ā Ā / @hcrbringerā