[ It's not as if he isn't aware of it. Why else would he trust Pavel to hang around Pai in his absence? There's not a glimmer of physical interest between the two. But that's besides the point. Between the curses and the City's dubious population, even a powerful Contractor needs back-up. Someone has to ensure that Pai isn't caught up in the supernatural undercurrents of a curse, or tangled up in shady business she's better off avoiding. ]
[ He fights to keep his amusement at her refreshingly normal reaction off his face. ]
I never said you couldn't. [ Leaning in, he drops a kiss on the whorl of her hair, so she won't see his lips twitching. ] But I'd feel better if you weren't alone. [ A beat. ] Be glad I didn't tell Korra to babysit you.
[ As if he's that ignorant of the possessive mechanism of female psyches -- or that addicted to brewing disasters. ]
Re: action;
[ He fights to keep his amusement at her refreshingly normal reaction off his face. ]
I never said you couldn't. [ Leaning in, he drops a kiss on the whorl of her hair, so she won't see his lips twitching. ] But I'd feel better if you weren't alone. [ A beat. ] Be glad I didn't tell Korra to babysit you.
[ As if he's that ignorant of the possessive mechanism of female psyches -- or that addicted to brewing disasters. ]