[ Rafe is not an unintelligent man and the pieces of the puzzle are not particularly mystifying once Fenris lays them all out. This he knows: that Fenris has been a slave for as long as he can remember; that Danarius is a piece of shit; exactly what prompted this flashback and when; and above all else that people are still cruel bastards no matter what world you hail from.
He almost wishes he could be shocked. Would be easier to swallow than the sinking realization and the annoyance at himself for missing the obvious, something he ought to have assumed— ]
Jesus.
[ Apologies would only sound brittle and trite now even if Rafe were the kind who knew how to give them. Wouldn't change anything then or now, would only serve to fill the air with more bullshit. So instead he stays in his seat, lips pressed into a thin line as he doesn't turn away but respects Fenris's momentary escapee from scrutiny.
As always he turns from any such attempt to the clinically familiar, the strategy, the breakdown of the problem now that it's known into something actionable. Assess, prioritize, plan. ]
Does this happen every time you start getting hot and heavy? [ Possible, but Rafe is also aware that his own approach comes on as...a little strong. ]
cw: body dysmorphia, skin horror, implications of past sexual/physical abuse, past slavery, ptsd
He almost wishes he could be shocked. Would be easier to swallow than the sinking realization and the annoyance at himself for missing the obvious, something he ought to have assumed— ]
Jesus.
[ Apologies would only sound brittle and trite now even if Rafe were the kind who knew how to give them. Wouldn't change anything then or now, would only serve to fill the air with more bullshit. So instead he stays in his seat, lips pressed into a thin line as he doesn't turn away but respects Fenris's momentary escapee from scrutiny.
As always he turns from any such attempt to the clinically familiar, the strategy, the breakdown of the problem now that it's known into something actionable. Assess, prioritize, plan. ]
Does this happen every time you start getting hot and heavy? [ Possible, but Rafe is also aware that his own approach comes on as...a little strong. ]