[her face falls, and worry masks over. even if jinx wasn't already examining her father's features, she would have sensed his conflicted emotions ballooning in his chest just by hearing the sound of his breathing, or listening to the frenzied sounds of the brush and comb.
it results in his daughter sitting more up right; her back straight, with her hands stretching over to touch each side of his cheeks. she's not sure if this will soothe his racing mind, but she's prepared to try.]
Hey... Dad. It's okay. I know what he did to you was horrible, and... and I get that you're angry at him. You got every right to be. He meant a lot to you, and then he did... that —
[she wets her lips, not entirely sure if she should go any further. so instead, she thumbs over his cheeks sweetly.]
I can shaddup about it, i-if you want me to. If... talking about this hurts.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
action; cw:nudity
Date: 2025-01-02 03:32 am (UTC)it results in his daughter sitting more up right; her back straight, with her hands stretching over to touch each side of his cheeks. she's not sure if this will soothe his racing mind, but she's prepared to try.]
Hey... Dad. It's okay. I know what he did to you was horrible, and... and I get that you're angry at him. You got every right to be. He meant a lot to you, and then he did... that —
[she wets her lips, not entirely sure if she should go any further. so instead, she thumbs over his cheeks sweetly.]
I can shaddup about it, i-if you want me to. If... talking about this hurts.