[ Mako thinks about that for a moment, before she decides to crawl onto his lap, her thighs on either side of him because at least he's looking at her, even if he's starkly unhappy.
At least she knows what it is now, and understands it a little more. Raleigh's never really shed the fact that he's a slave -- and she can't blame him, not when their society never fails to remind slaves of what they are, and who they are beholden to. Their lives are not their own, and Mako always wants to deck someone when she hears it.
So she's on his lap, guiding his hand to the small of her back in a silent message: Mako belongs to him, and it's not Ben's lap she's crawling into tonight.
Cupping his face then, Mako looks back at him steadily. ]
Tell me; do you men all think that looks and status are what women look for in a partner?
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At least she knows what it is now, and understands it a little more. Raleigh's never really shed the fact that he's a slave -- and she can't blame him, not when their society never fails to remind slaves of what they are, and who they are beholden to. Their lives are not their own, and Mako always wants to deck someone when she hears it.
So she's on his lap, guiding his hand to the small of her back in a silent message: Mako belongs to him, and it's not Ben's lap she's crawling into tonight.
Cupping his face then, Mako looks back at him steadily. ]
Tell me; do you men all think that looks and status are what women look for in a partner?