feuerdove:

  _{She’s almost not going to approach him because there’s someone else there.} 

    _{Hand wrapping against her forehead, she decides in a moment of briefly, to ignore the other. “I’m back.” She says this like she’s been gone for twirty minutes but really she’s been gone for a month.} 

  _{[ Ward glances up ostensibly, his gaze flickering between the girl and Jude within a few seconds. Knowingly, he grins, remaining silent. ]}

     _“Low.”

  _{[ It’s a soft murmur, said without even looking up. Because he knows that voice, those shoes. He hasn’t stopped thinking about them since they left his sight. Again. ]}

     _{“This is my brother. Ward. Try to excuse him.”}