"Would you be offended if I tell you that I never thought you were?"
Even though there's a hint of a smile on her lips when he turns to look at her, there's a sense of seriousness beneath it. First and foremost, each of the members of the Turks were hardly what one would call fully sane. Each had their own sense of insanity that could be properly utilized. Whether she was truly insane or not was always a question - maybe it was insane enough that she wanted to join the Turks after seeing what happened to them. What happened to her elder sister.
She'd also picked up on it during their interactions, hinted violence and instability. Hadn't he shown her some moves that were completely unnaturally possible for the human body? Elena knew well and good that he'd gone through a lot of painful and terrible things well before arriving into the Tower. He didn't have to tell her that he had - she could see it in the lines in his face. In his responses and twitches. She knew how to read him well enough to pick up those little nuances.
Whether he realized it or not, she was fully aware of that very thin thread that kept him whole. Which was why she had no problem being that protective coating around it, using her mind, her energy, her positivity to strengthen it when she could. Hands squeezed his, thumbs lightly rubbing against his skin.
"You do what you have to, Reno. Just...don't push yourself too hard. And don't forget, you can rely on me too. We'll get both our hands wet to keep the kids' clean."
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Even though there's a hint of a smile on her lips when he turns to look at her, there's a sense of seriousness beneath it. First and foremost, each of the members of the Turks were hardly what one would call fully sane. Each had their own sense of insanity that could be properly utilized. Whether she was truly insane or not was always a question - maybe it was insane enough that she wanted to join the Turks after seeing what happened to them. What happened to her elder sister.
She'd also picked up on it during their interactions, hinted violence and instability. Hadn't he shown her some moves that were completely unnaturally possible for the human body? Elena knew well and good that he'd gone through a lot of painful and terrible things well before arriving into the Tower. He didn't have to tell her that he had - she could see it in the lines in his face. In his responses and twitches. She knew how to read him well enough to pick up those little nuances.
Whether he realized it or not, she was fully aware of that very thin thread that kept him whole. Which was why she had no problem being that protective coating around it, using her mind, her energy, her positivity to strengthen it when she could. Hands squeezed his, thumbs lightly rubbing against his skin.
"You do what you have to, Reno. Just...don't push yourself too hard. And don't forget, you can rely on me too. We'll get both our hands wet to keep the kids' clean."