This isn't fair, her inner teenager whines, to lose him to awkwardness in the same conversation in which she'd just won him back. How can she possibly explain that whatever she, in her deepest and most self-indulgent of thoughts, may want, she knows what the boundaries of their relationship are? She'd never ask for more, she's lucky enough to have what she does, he doesn't need to give her any moreβ
"America?" She pounces eagerly on the change in focus, happy not to linger on her unknowing mistake. "That's where you lived before this, isn't it?"
He's mentioned his former country in passing, sometimes, explained the basics of it, its name and the major cities he's made reference to. Her curiosity has induced him, even, to explain if there is a New York, is there an Old York? But that doesn't explain how a slip of the tongue could have had him calling herβoh!
"Wait, America Chavez was one of the witches from that dream! You..."
are using her to get a re-do on mistakes made with America and Wanda. Right.
Ness slumps in her seat a little, disheartened at the reminder, but she doesn't allow herself to mope.
"Are we very alike? America and I, I mean."
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βNo,β is the automatic answer, without even having to stop to think about it, almost smiling in the response. Stephen hasnβt mentioned the girl much to anyone in detail, besides marvelling at Americaβs abilities and their implications, what it might mean to be able to open your own personal rifts in Thedas or be able to go home, but— thereβs still a fondness in his voice when he speaks of her.
βDark hair, dark eyes, dark skin, the two of you donβt look at all alike. And in personality, sheβsβ¦ well, ruder. Impatient. Punchy, literally and figuratively. But in other waysβ¦β
He trails off, trying to figure out what drew the line between them besides the fact that theyβre his mentees. There had to be something else which didnβt have anything to do with him.
In the end, he settles on: βShe was initially afraid of her powers, too. And sheβs curious and determined and independent. So, in some ways, I suppose youβre alike.β
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"America?" She pounces eagerly on the change in focus, happy not to linger on her unknowing mistake. "That's where you lived before this, isn't it?"
He's mentioned his former country in passing, sometimes, explained the basics of it, its name and the major cities he's made reference to. Her curiosity has induced him, even, to explain if there is a New York, is there an Old York? But that doesn't explain how a slip of the tongue could have had him calling herβoh!
"Wait, America Chavez was one of the witches from that dream! You..."
are using her to get a re-do on mistakes made with America and Wanda. Right.
Ness slumps in her seat a little, disheartened at the reminder, but she doesn't allow herself to mope.
"Are we very alike? America and I, I mean."
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βDark hair, dark eyes, dark skin, the two of you donβt look at all alike. And in personality, sheβsβ¦ well, ruder. Impatient. Punchy, literally and figuratively. But in other waysβ¦β
He trails off, trying to figure out what drew the line between them besides the fact that theyβre his mentees. There had to be something else which didnβt have anything to do with him.
In the end, he settles on: βShe was initially afraid of her powers, too. And sheβs curious and determined and independent. So, in some ways, I suppose youβre alike.β