[ she's the lady of the house, so he'll follow her lead, her strong steps taking him through the rest of the house. it unfolds to her, yields to each pace she takes until finally he feels the warmth of the room envelope them with sunlight coming in from the bright windows, the furniture littered about in an artful, lived-in sort of way. a place frozen in time, lived in, but lonely in a way. he lets his fingers slide from her grasp, but only in a way that states he's not gone for good, not done with her just yet. he's explorative, curious, mind winding in long curls of unraveling fabric as he takes in each and every detail, seems to commit it to memory.
he looks down at the unfinished game on a nearby table, fingers sweeping lightly over the edge of the board, careful not to disturb a single piece. ]
(How beautiful.)
[ he looks up, and there's more than just a taste of being earnest in his voice. it's almost a little in awe at the construction itself. how wonderful it is, the mind. there's an appreciation for the light that enters the house, for the way it seems to breathe here in her mind, crafted carefully. he sets his hands gently now on one of the arm chairs tucked so intimately close to the chess set. ]
(What would you like to do first? This is your house after all. Nothing quite like this where I'm from, only in the history books.)
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he looks down at the unfinished game on a nearby table, fingers sweeping lightly over the edge of the board, careful not to disturb a single piece. ]
( How beautiful. )
[ he looks up, and there's more than just a taste of being earnest in his voice. it's almost a little in awe at the construction itself. how wonderful it is, the mind. there's an appreciation for the light that enters the house, for the way it seems to breathe here in her mind, crafted carefully. he sets his hands gently now on one of the arm chairs tucked so intimately close to the chess set. ]
( What would you like to do first? This is your house after all. Nothing quite like this where I'm from, only in the history books. )