[ That was her point. She used to be nobody. People didn't need her for anything so no one tried to use her. Now everyone needed her for something and everyone was trying to use her just because she had some power she had never asked for.
Not that she'd give it up now.
He smiles at her, though, and she smiles back at that. ] A too-clever fox, I think. [ She answers him. ] Someone almost as insane as me.
[ His smile widens. It’s not the first time she’s compared him to
that. He’s not sure it’s a flattering reference, given how that story goes,
but he’ll like it better if he can change the ending. Leaning in, he tilts
her head up. ]
What does that make you, a little vixen? If you’re not careful I’ll start
calling you that.
[ Then he kisses her again. Very gently, but he likes it all the
same.
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Not that she'd give it up now.
He smiles at her, though, and she smiles back at that. ] A too-clever fox, I think. [ She answers him. ] Someone almost as insane as me.
no subject
[ His smile widens. It’s not the first time she’s compared him to that. He’s not sure it’s a flattering reference, given how that story goes, but he’ll like it better if he can change the ending. Leaning in, he tilts her head up. ]
What does that make you, a little vixen? If you’re not careful I’ll start calling you that.
[ Then he kisses her again. Very gently, but he likes it all the same.