Raphael scoffed and rolled his eyes, finding it all too easy to slip back into the his usual attitude with her now that she was being difficult. It seemed she'd forgotten that he could be just as stubborn as her, if no more. The only difference between the past and the present was his motivation; back then he would have refused to help her hide a body, all while proclaiming how mad she was. Now he was annoyed that she wouldn't ask him to help her.
"You're not asking me. I'm telling you," he said. This time he reached out and gripped both her shoulders with his arm, gently but firm. He stepped closer to her until he had to look down to look her in the eyes, his eyes sliding down the length of her arms to her elbows. It was frankly ridiculous how easily he found it to touch her now that that barrier had been broken between them. It felt like a necessity—like he couldn't imagine not touching her while she was panicking. "Do you honestly think I could sit at home and think about all the types of trouble you could be getting yourself into? I wouldn't sleep at all. And besides, you can't do this on your own. You're smart enough to know that."
"You're not asking me. I'm telling you," he said. This time he reached out and gripped both her shoulders with his arm, gently but firm. He stepped closer to her until he had to look down to look her in the eyes, his eyes sliding down the length of her arms to her elbows. It was frankly ridiculous how easily he found it to touch her now that that barrier had been broken between them. It felt like a necessity—like he couldn't imagine not touching her while she was panicking. "Do you honestly think I could sit at home and think about all the types of trouble you could be getting yourself into? I wouldn't sleep at all. And besides, you can't do this on your own. You're smart enough to know that."
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