[ the steam, unfortunately, doesn't linger for long, as if the cloudy vapors could somehow veil her any more than this slip of a towel can. in her haste to find clothing she hadn't even bothered to properly dry herself off, so rivulets of water cling and trickle down every exposed inch of skin like some kind of clear scarlet letter.
the smile she offers him is more a grimace, apologetic. ]
Sorry, I thought you were out-out.
[ she hadn't seen him on the bed. in the short time it had taken for him to answer her after her call, she had already assumed and made the snap decision to flit out into the room, seeing their luggage, and acquire the clothes herself. she gets about two feet from the door when benedict emerges from the double doors, fading daylight announcing his presence like some kind of golden glow.
she gestures towards the drawers. ]
Do you mind? I don't want to track more water in...
[ SHE'S MADE ENOUGH OF A MESS AS IT IS. turning on her heel, she makes a quick beeline back to the bathroom, the door snapping shut tightly behind her. ]
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Date: 2021-10-12 07:27 pm (UTC)the smile she offers him is more a grimace, apologetic. ]
Sorry, I thought you were out-out.
[ she hadn't seen him on the bed. in the short time it had taken for him to answer her after her call, she had already assumed and made the snap decision to flit out into the room, seeing their luggage, and acquire the clothes herself. she gets about two feet from the door when benedict emerges from the double doors, fading daylight announcing his presence like some kind of golden glow.
she gestures towards the drawers. ]
Do you mind? I don't want to track more water in...
[ SHE'S MADE ENOUGH OF A MESS AS IT IS. turning on her heel, she makes a quick beeline back to the bathroom, the door snapping shut tightly behind her. ]