Can you? ( tell a perfect lie. a flit of suspicion, a are you one of those people? there's a confidence that underlines their connection, but it isn't one born of long years proving loyalty to one another. it's a synthetic sort of trust, one she'd been leaning into a little too readily. extricating her instincts from reality, and trying to relate to kaji like a stranger is difficult. clarke has to physically lean back in her seat to gain some distance.
despite the loose promise to keep her mind to herself, there's the swell of pressure in the air between them — the sense of questions, and opinions ready to be solidified based on his answers. )
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despite the loose promise to keep her mind to herself, there's the swell of pressure in the air between them — the sense of questions, and opinions ready to be solidified based on his answers. )