[ As if Fenris doesn't know better by now that once Rafe has zeroed in on something, he won't be deterred. Temporarily deferred, maybe— the slightest kind of maybe —but it's never put aside.
Which is why he doesn't budge in spite of Fenris's pleas or pushes, why he doesn't let his gaze waver for a moment through Fenris's meandering route to meet it.]
cw: body dysmorphia, skin horror, implications of past sexual/physical abuse, past slavery, ptsd
[ As if Fenris doesn't know better by now that once Rafe has zeroed in on something, he won't be deterred. Temporarily deferred, maybe— the slightest kind of maybe —but it's never put aside.
Which is why he doesn't budge in spite of Fenris's pleas or pushes, why he doesn't let his gaze waver for a moment through Fenris's meandering route to meet it.]
Why weren't you fine a minute ago.