“you look it.” she assesses the situation: the man and the paperwork and what seems to be a list of numbers. that tugs at something in her chest. something she’s not sure how to name.
it’s just that she doesn’t see people happy, usually. in her life before this there was a lot of anger, and some fear - from both sides of the equation - and more than a normal amount of boredom. and now - well that fear is there, but it’s a different kind of fear. a warped and terrible kind of fear.
and she’d decided to stay. that’s sort of fucked up, isn’t it? there’s this part of her that relished that moment she turned towards the doorway and raised her gun.
“oh, yes. it wasn’t meant to be an insult.” her lips quirk. “i have plenty of paperwork, if you want more.”
the little pleasures, he supposes. sixton is someone who wants for very little. he likes his tea in the mornings & at night. a little light reading in the evening. quiet moments like this where he’s able to just work quietly without fear. it’s not something he’ll want for the rest of his life, but in parcel doses like this——it’s nice.
❛ i wouldn’t mind it. ❜ it’s less gruesome than clearing a hospital bed just enough to be serviceable for the next unfortunate soul. he always did end up with a lot of busywork. he was quiet, didn’t complain at all & worked diligently despite any task he was given. so, he really doesn’t mind taking a bit more on. there’s something about writing things down that has always calmed him. steadied him amidst everything else. there’s a finality to it, in a sense. ❛ what are you working on ? ❜