[ He doesn't flinch when she touches him, but he does deflate, with a long sigh that rattles his diaphragm and hunches his shoulders forward.
At least he has a name to attribute to the irregularities in Iona's behavior. She's not exactly normal, he knew that all along, but it's one thing to have a hunch and another to know it without a shadow of a doubt. ]
...I'm used to scratches and bruises, not cute girls taking bullets for me.
[ And he has an issue with that, he takes issue with the fact that she did, so, without his usual humor: ]
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At least he has a name to attribute to the irregularities in Iona's behavior. She's not exactly normal, he knew that all along, but it's one thing to have a hunch and another to know it without a shadow of a doubt. ]
...I'm used to scratches and bruises, not cute girls taking bullets for me.
[ And he has an issue with that, he takes issue with the fact that she did, so, without his usual humor: ]
Don't do that. Okay?