If you didn't intend me to be amused, maybe you ought to do something about that expression you've got.
[ because if anything actually makes her laugh about all of this, it's absolutely faraday's reactions. the prodding and testing wouldn't be nearly as much fun if he didn't get so offended, hilariously deadpan and exasperated, and emma finds it perfectly fitting after all the time she's spent rolling her eyes at the gambler. ]
You get all kinds of looks on that face of yours, Faraday, and plenty more when I'm—
[ she's interrupted by a determined yawn, which she's quick to hide behind her hand, her nose wrinkling in a near adorable manner as she tries to tamp down the reflex. ]
—"just checking." [ she finishes, blinking a few times to fight off the tiredness that's trying to settle in.
it's late, if she's honest; she tends to lose track of time when they're up like this, just talking and trading tricks, whiling the evening away. because faraday doesn't get exhausted the way she does, she tends to forget to keep a proper schedule in favor of the time spent with him, but sometimes, after it passes a certain hour, her body starts to catch up to her, reminding her that the sun is long set and she ought to be in bed. ]
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[ because if anything actually makes her laugh about all of this, it's absolutely faraday's reactions. the prodding and testing wouldn't be nearly as much fun if he didn't get so offended, hilariously deadpan and exasperated, and emma finds it perfectly fitting after all the time she's spent rolling her eyes at the gambler. ]
You get all kinds of looks on that face of yours, Faraday, and plenty more when I'm—
[ she's interrupted by a determined yawn, which she's quick to hide behind her hand, her nose wrinkling in a near adorable manner as she tries to tamp down the reflex. ]
—"just checking." [ she finishes, blinking a few times to fight off the tiredness that's trying to settle in.
it's late, if she's honest; she tends to lose track of time when they're up like this, just talking and trading tricks, whiling the evening away. because faraday doesn't get exhausted the way she does, she tends to forget to keep a proper schedule in favor of the time spent with him, but sometimes, after it passes a certain hour, her body starts to catch up to her, reminding her that the sun is long set and she ought to be in bed. ]