your quiet eyes, your mouth that never tells lies.

[canicide]

[ after school, it hadn't been that hard to leave the country. he was a legal adult, after all, and einsturzen's education wasn't all for nothing. speaking different languages is helpful when you're on the move. eventually, heine had found that being able to handle a gun is useful on a whole other level.

he's back on a visit from the darker sides of europe, somewhat more scarred, a little harder around the edges. but the red string that had showed up when he came of age was pulling, more tightly and more insistently than before. heine had been able to ignore it for years (longer than most), but when it was more of a distraction than he could afford, he'd gone to follow it...

...all the way back to his hometown. expecting the string to lead him away, and just inside the borders, he hasn't told anyone he's back, but he's not exactly hiding, either. ]

Comments

[canicide]

[ he pushes the plate towards her a little. ]

Thanks.

[ on second though, he gets up, anyway, and takes it to the sink. ]

You want to start now?

[culver]

[He takes the plate before she can grab it, so instead she just follows him, depositing her dishes in the sink as well. Nill considers for a moment, eyes idly following the string from her hand to his, and then shakes her head. No, they can start later. Besides, he'd already helped her with the omelette.]

[canicide]

[ he reaches past her to turn on the water and lets it run for a few seconds. ]

So, you want to... watch TV, or something?

[ oops, his only hobbies are shooting things. ]

[culver]

[Nill automatically goes for the dish sponge, waiting for the water to heat as well. She tilts her head back slightly and then towards him. A smile flicks over her lips. Sure, television sounds good. She doesn't watch much, but it would be a good opportunity to just relax and sit together, right?]

[canicide]

[ while she picks up the sponge, he reaches around her to start rinsing the plates. ]

Anything you want to watch?

[culver]

[Playfully, she bumps her hips into his while she waits for him to hand off the plate, even as she's thinking. Eventually, she simply shrugs. She has zero ideas.]

[canicide]

[ though he doesn't flinch away, there's a slight hesitation in his smile. while contact with Nill is fine, this new facet of their interaction is unfamiliar.

he thinks he'll get used to it, though. ]

We'll find something that works.

[ Heine passes the plate to her, and starts on the second one. ]

[culver]

[She's taking to it a lot quicker than him, probably because she's had the past two years to adjust to casual social interaction. Besides that, she's already in the mindset of this being right because he's Heine.

The dish is cleaned carefully and well before getting another rinse and making its way to the drying rack. She nods, pleased that he's okay with the idea. Watching television isn't the most exciting thing, but at least it'll let them relax.]

[canicide]

[ once they finish up, he wipes his hands on his (nice dress) pants before heading towards the TV. he waits for her to turn it on, because his technological abilities are really kind of embarrassing, and it's an unfamiliar place besides. ]

Anything you usually watch?

[culver]

[A tiny, tiny part of Nill winces on the inside. Heine, those pants look like they cost more than her entire wardrobe. But she follows him regardless. The blonde grabs the remote and settles gently on the couch, waiting dutifully for him to join her even as she answers with another shrug.]

[canicide]

[ sorry, Nill. Heine doesn't even buy his own suits. that is how socially maladjusted he is. ]

You can just flip through and pick something, then.

[ he sits down next to her, smoothing down his jacket instinctively but letting the tie crumple under it. he's close enough that their knees could touch, but he leaves the space there, anyway, in some leftover vestige of uncertainty. ]

[culver]

[Heine, you and Nill need to have a talk.

While she takes notice of their proximity, she's already starting to flip through channels, waiting for him to show interest in anything. Almost idly, she lets her knee knock into his, body leaning towards him just so, almost as if she was hoping he'd notice.]

[canicide]

[ clothes are hard, ok.

he doesn't pay much attention to the channels, having spent most of his time in Europe either too busy or too apathetic to follow any TV shows. explosions always catch his eye, though, and once she gets to a rerun of mythbusters, he starts paying a little attention.

the contact isn't too sudden. he still stiffens a little, but after a moment, he relaxes again, this time towards her. he doesn't say anything, but it's a comfortable silence. ]

[culver]

[Heine you are a grown man.

She's paying enough attention to see that he's interested in Mythbusters, and automatically stops on the channel. She likes it well enough, and it's something that can be funny. She doesn't want to stop smiling right now. Nill doesn't lean towards him any more, deciding to give him time to move on his own, but settles in with the mutual quiet between them.]