[ She's sure her teacher would be, except that once again, Lupin is distracting her from her victory with a sweet laugh that's so much gentler than his usual confident tone and his boisterous, teasing amusement. It's a fascinating sound to her, and it's one she makes a note to try to hear from him more often.
Just as much as she's bound and determined to get him to hold her like that more frequently, too. She likes how secure Lupin makes her feel, treasured-- not as a doll, not for the power she'd held inside of her, but as simply... Cardia, the girl who'd shared so many of her first experiences with him. Just like this, she thinks, as she struggles not to turn her head so he can't just read the curiosity written all over her face. ]
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Just as much as she's bound and determined to get him to hold her like that more frequently, too. She likes how secure Lupin makes her feel, treasured-- not as a doll, not for the power she'd held inside of her, but as simply... Cardia, the girl who'd shared so many of her first experiences with him. Just like this, she thinks, as she struggles not to turn her head so he can't just read the curiosity written all over her face. ]
Special? Should I close my eyes this time?