[ It's funny. Despite having seen Will in some pretty terrifying situations, they've never once been scared of him. 'For' him, certainly, but never 'of'. He's been their protector, their partner, someone they can trust and rely on to keep them on the right path.
And now, in one brief heartbeat, they understand a little bit of what Bernkastel meant when she said she approved of his old job.
Years of strict tutelage in keeping themself poised at all times is dearly appreciated in that moment. It stops them from dropping their tea in surprise, limiting it to a shaking hand and an immediate recoil in- call it what it is, it was fear, after the day so far.
The gunshot is still ringing somewhere in the back of their mind, on repeat, even if it's the wrong sound and the wrong type of gun it still fulfilled the expectation of 'weird shit happening in a small space'. ]
[1/2 you jerk]
And now, in one brief heartbeat, they understand a little bit of what Bernkastel meant when she said she approved of his old job.
Years of strict tutelage in keeping themself poised at all times is dearly appreciated in that moment. It stops them from dropping their tea in surprise, limiting it to a shaking hand and an immediate recoil in- call it what it is, it was fear, after the day so far.
The gunshot is still ringing somewhere in the back of their mind, on repeat, even if it's the wrong sound and the wrong type of gun it still fulfilled the expectation of 'weird shit happening in a small space'. ]