Edric was the embodiment of "???" at the moment as he stared at her with an expression that could only be described as confusion, hesitation, and regret all bottled up into one. What? She was done fighting? Had he broken her? And even more of a question: should he be celebrating that, or should he be trying to apologize?
"I—" Merlin, what was the right thing to say? She was a woman, not one of his colleagues who he could nudge in the shoulder and tell to lighten up. "I think it would be best for you to punch me again; I understand that message better than the pouting," he said under his breath, hoping it was too quiet for her to make out.
"I—" Merlin, what was the right thing to say? She was a woman, not one of his colleagues who he could nudge in the shoulder and tell to lighten up. "I think it would be best for you to punch me again; I understand that message better than the pouting," he said under his breath, hoping it was too quiet for her to make out.
— set by MJ! —