[ emma surprise at his response is belied by a touch of bruised pride, her jaw clenching in response. ]
I won't. I can promise you that.
[ she can't lose focus because it puts everything at risk, and she's perfectly aware of that reality. if she loses focus, their cover could be blown, she could get hurt, faraday could get hurt again.
getting to her feet, she resumes the packing, finally zipping up both of their bags. ]
Now can we go back to pretendin' we don't know a single damn thing about each other?
[ because that level of professional distance has kept her grounded. she doesn't breach it with anyone, and now that faraday knows this about her...she doesn't much care for the level of vulnerability she feels in that moment. ]
no subject
I won't. I can promise you that.
[ she can't lose focus because it puts everything at risk, and she's perfectly aware of that reality. if she loses focus, their cover could be blown, she could get hurt, faraday could get hurt again.
getting to her feet, she resumes the packing, finally zipping up both of their bags. ]
Now can we go back to pretendin' we don't know a single damn thing about each other?
[ because that level of professional distance has kept her grounded. she doesn't breach it with anyone, and now that faraday knows this about her...she doesn't much care for the level of vulnerability she feels in that moment. ]