[ Mako hesitates -- she's not immune to the way he smiles at her, soft and gentle. It's a far cry from when they'd first met a seeming lifetime ago, when he'd been distant and guarded, deep in his own sorrow and mourning his brother.
Now, he smiles with her, open and vulnerable and maybe there's a point there. She trusts him, more than anyone else she's ever trusted save for Stacker -- he gives her a new lease on life, a reason to hope for the future beyond steely vengeance, and for that she is grateful.
Propping herself with an elbow and turning on her side, Mako offers a gentle, tentative smile in return. She would put her life in his hands, always. ]
this is totally hooker au too (it just ran away with me)
Now, he smiles with her, open and vulnerable and maybe there's a point there. She trusts him, more than anyone else she's ever trusted save for Stacker -- he gives her a new lease on life, a reason to hope for the future beyond steely vengeance, and for that she is grateful.
Propping herself with an elbow and turning on her side, Mako offers a gentle, tentative smile in return. She would put her life in his hands, always. ]
That's because you're biased.