( He's expecting a lot from Nash. He's expecting fear, even though he's given no sign that he'd ever lay a hand on her, even though he patched her up, even though he let a stranger stay on his couch. He's expecting anger, the accusation that he killed on her behalf, that he's a monster. He's expecting grief, because for some reason people like to think it's their fault when he pulls the trigger. He's expecting any number of broken things that make it clear she will never trust him, like him, or speak to him again — this is his default assumption, he's usually right, and he's used to it.
He's not expecting the quiet way she says goodbye. The gentle parting get some sleep, and the concern written in there. He doesn't know what to make of it, and his eyes track her as she slips out, as the door closes behind her. They linger on the space where she stood, and it's only after a few silent seconds have already passed that he murmurs after her in a voice she certainly will not hear: )
You too, kid.
( He likes her. She seems like a good girl. And the fact that she can safely walk back home tonight without worrying about either of those assholes finishing the job they started? Makes him feel even more justified about his decision. She's safe, they're dead, it was the right call, and he is not sorry. Even if she'll never be able to look at him again, her opinion of him doesn't matter so long as she's alive to have it. )
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He's not expecting the quiet way she says goodbye. The gentle parting get some sleep, and the concern written in there. He doesn't know what to make of it, and his eyes track her as she slips out, as the door closes behind her. They linger on the space where she stood, and it's only after a few silent seconds have already passed that he murmurs after her in a voice she certainly will not hear: )
You too, kid.
( He likes her. She seems like a good girl. And the fact that she can safely walk back home tonight without worrying about either of those assholes finishing the job they started? Makes him feel even more justified about his decision. She's safe, they're dead, it was the right call, and he is not sorry. Even if she'll never be able to look at him again, her opinion of him doesn't matter so long as she's alive to have it. )