[it's the intimacy of it that throws Kirk off kilter. that she's looking at him like she's seeing him, and the dust of her hands, muffled by the water between them, isn't a flirtation or a coy attempt at sexuality. it's closeness, and the kneejerk reaction to keep it away is so volatile that Jim has trouble for a moment, keeping it down.
it doesn't really show in his face, even if his bright blue eyes stay on her, search that look she gives him like he'll find something in it. an explanation, or maybe what she's seeking when she watches him like that. but before the feeling can engulf him, pull him down and send him running, she points up.
he almost feels as though he's exhaled before he even breaks the surface (and maybe he did) though he, too, gasps once he's above water. and he laughs, and it works to dispel the nervous tension.]
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it doesn't really show in his face, even if his bright blue eyes stay on her, search that look she gives him like he'll find something in it. an explanation, or maybe what she's seeking when she watches him like that. but before the feeling can engulf him, pull him down and send him running, she points up.
he almost feels as though he's exhaled before he even breaks the surface (and maybe he did) though he, too, gasps once he's above water. and he laughs, and it works to dispel the nervous tension.]