Your smile... [ She peers closely, brow lightly knit, lips pursed quietly as she speaks slowly. ] Just now, I mean.
[ Then, she eases away a margin, just enough that the levelness of her gaze reins in with the new distance. ]
It was... different.
[ Different-- for a multitude of reasons: for describing the past, for bringing up a pleasant memory, for seeming so peaceful in that moment-- it's as if he's taken piece of the past with him to the present, reminding him of what he holds as precious. He has these memories he cherishes with those he loves... ]
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[ Then, she eases away a margin, just enough that the levelness of her gaze reins in with the new distance. ]
It was... different.
[ Different-- for a multitude of reasons: for describing the past, for bringing up a pleasant memory, for seeming so peaceful in that moment-- it's as if he's taken piece of the past with him to the present, reminding him of what he holds as precious. He has these memories he cherishes with those he loves... ]