It is frustrating to see what you need to be doing so clearly in front of you - the way Margolotta flows from moment to moment with economy and grace - and be unable to follow. Years of training means that he overshoots the mark too often and too instinctively to correct himself.
He grits his teeth, and has to force himself to relax again. Controlling his emotions is harder too - for someone who had always found it easier to be withdrawn, it is very strange.
He ducks a second too late, and feel the whisper of steel brushing his cheek.
(A thin line of dark red blooms, then stops and stays on the surface of his skin.)
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Date: 2010-02-18 08:55 pm (UTC)From:He grits his teeth, and has to force himself to relax again. Controlling his emotions is harder too - for someone who had always found it easier to be withdrawn, it is very strange.
He ducks a second too late, and feel the whisper of steel brushing his cheek.
(A thin line of dark red blooms, then stops and stays on the surface of his skin.)