[ She stirs again at his touch, her breathing changing as she slowly pulls herself out of sleep. A soft, nondescript sound escapes her, and for a moment it seems like she might settle back into sleep.
But after a quiet moment, her eyes open just so slightly, and she's looking directly at him.
At first, she does nothing. She's quite convinced she's still dreaming. It's only when she blinks and the fuzzy image doesn't change that she makes another sound, her eyes opening just a little wider.
... it's so hard to think straight right now ... there are a lot of painkillers in her system, mostly thanks to all the burns, but even with those she can still feel some of the pain. It's a strange sensation... and the medications are filling her brain with thick cotton. But if this is a dream, she wants to hold onto it... enough to make sense of what she's seeing, of who ... that is ...
She tries to move. It's a bad idea. Her expression screws up into a wince as even the small shift makes pain radiate from the right side of her body. ]
[Action; Evening of July 14th]
But after a quiet moment, her eyes open just so slightly, and she's looking directly at him.
At first, she does nothing. She's quite convinced she's still dreaming. It's only when she blinks and the fuzzy image doesn't change that she makes another sound, her eyes opening just a little wider.
... it's so hard to think straight right now ... there are a lot of painkillers in her system, mostly thanks to all the burns, but even with those she can still feel some of the pain. It's a strange sensation... and the medications are filling her brain with thick cotton. But if this is a dream, she wants to hold onto it... enough to make sense of what she's seeing, of who ... that is ...
She tries to move. It's a bad idea. Her expression screws up into a wince as even the small shift makes pain radiate from the right side of her body. ]