[ there's very little here that comes down to coincidence, and so tseng doesn't think it's luck that he woke up in this bed still wearing his boxers and shirt, and with his slacks draped over a chair nearby. perhaps part of the house's great running joke, putting him and aerith into situations just like this one, little sparks to kindling to see which ones catch.
from the way that aerith looks at him tseng can tell she doesn't remember. it's in her body language too, the way she covers herself with the sheet; tseng doesn't have the heart to even remind himself that he's seen her naked many times before. instead he just averts his gaze, dropping it to the mattress somewhere between them and to the left, giving her some modicum of privacy if she wishes to find a robe or some other way to cover up.
her presence here feels at once like a blessing and a curse. it relieves him to know she's safe; it chafes at him, the renewed reminder of what he'd done to her in the name of keeping her safe. ]
Aerith. [ a small nod. ] I hate to disappoint, but I am very much not on the clock right now.
[ and on whose payroll, anyway? rufus is here, somewhere, but he's not the one paying tseng's bills these days. ]
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from the way that aerith looks at him tseng can tell she doesn't remember. it's in her body language too, the way she covers herself with the sheet; tseng doesn't have the heart to even remind himself that he's seen her naked many times before. instead he just averts his gaze, dropping it to the mattress somewhere between them and to the left, giving her some modicum of privacy if she wishes to find a robe or some other way to cover up.
her presence here feels at once like a blessing and a curse. it relieves him to know she's safe; it chafes at him, the renewed reminder of what he'd done to her in the name of keeping her safe. ]
Aerith. [ a small nod. ] I hate to disappoint, but I am very much not on the clock right now.
[ and on whose payroll, anyway? rufus is here, somewhere, but he's not the one paying tseng's bills these days. ]