[ Maybe it's the lazy jolt and sway of Naga's trot, he and Korra rocking along to it like tiny children on a boat. Maybe it's the heavy orange sunlight and the humid air settling like a layer of weight on his skin. Whatever it is, it makes Hei yawn, quiet and stifled. He offers no response to her comment -- why would he? It's hardly something worth contesting. Instead he focuses on Korra's scent, the small solidity of her waist under his arms, marveling at the familiar shape of her, even as Hei himself feels so altered. ]
[ The journey to his apartment is short. Part of him wants to snatch each minute as the digits melt into each other. The other part desperately craves a cold shower and a resurgence of clarity, so he won't get his head torn off when he heads Underground. ]
[ On a slow breath, he slips off Naga's back. But not before squeezing Korra around the middle -- tight enough to maybe eke out a hitched breath. Maybe enough for her to absorb his mangled attempt at Thank you without anything having to be said -- before he turns and shuffles into the apartment. ]
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[ Maybe it's the lazy jolt and sway of Naga's trot, he and Korra rocking along to it like tiny children on a boat. Maybe it's the heavy orange sunlight and the humid air settling like a layer of weight on his skin. Whatever it is, it makes Hei yawn, quiet and stifled. He offers no response to her comment -- why would he? It's hardly something worth contesting. Instead he focuses on Korra's scent, the small solidity of her waist under his arms, marveling at the familiar shape of her, even as Hei himself feels so altered. ]
[ The journey to his apartment is short. Part of him wants to snatch each minute as the digits melt into each other. The other part desperately craves a cold shower and a resurgence of clarity, so he won't get his head torn off when he heads Underground. ]
[ On a slow breath, he slips off Naga's back. But not before squeezing Korra around the middle -- tight enough to maybe eke out a hitched breath. Maybe enough for her to absorb his mangled attempt at Thank you without anything having to be said -- before he turns and shuffles into the apartment. ]