Once he's low enough for Rukia to comfortably reach, she leans in close, keeping her eyes wide and expression solemn.
Up until she reaches to thread her fingers through his hair, giving it a slight muss. It's a risky move — Rukia's encountered many a man very particular about his hair — but she doesn't want Dean to adjust his manner just for her sake.
"I'm not a princess, you know," she jokes with a small laugh. "You don't have to put on airs for me. It's more important to be comfortable. I prefer being around men who can get their hands dirty."
Dropping one hand to the hilt of her zanpakutou, Rukia brushes some of her own hair out of the way. She's due for a haircut soon. "I've had my sword for over a century. For the majority of my life, for context. I remember what it was like to be without her, but... I couldn't easily go back to that now. I did briefly, a few years ago. And it was the loneliest I'd been for a long time."
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Date: 2014-04-22 01:06 am (UTC)Up until she reaches to thread her fingers through his hair, giving it a slight muss. It's a risky move — Rukia's encountered many a man very particular about his hair — but she doesn't want Dean to adjust his manner just for her sake.
"I'm not a princess, you know," she jokes with a small laugh. "You don't have to put on airs for me. It's more important to be comfortable. I prefer being around men who can get their hands dirty."
Dropping one hand to the hilt of her zanpakutou, Rukia brushes some of her own hair out of the way. She's due for a haircut soon. "I've had my sword for over a century. For the majority of my life, for context. I remember what it was like to be without her, but... I couldn't easily go back to that now. I did briefly, a few years ago. And it was the loneliest I'd been for a long time."