Such was my agreement with Ginia and Helios while I yet indulged in the habit.
[She snorts and stands, willing to follow Lupin out and sit with him while he smoked. She might not appreciate it, she might not condone it- but he's so few vices left to him right now that there was no reason to condemn him.
And then Lupin offered her the pack.
Despite her long dry stretch, the niggling craving lingers. There's something comforting and familiar in the warm inhale of smoke- something she could use right about now. Just one. Only the one; because when he asks like this, so open and honest and without any guile, she can't say no.]
...Why not?
[Slim fingers reach out and pluck a cigarette from the pack. They couldn't share brandy right now but this? They could have.]
[Action, July 27]
[She snorts and stands, willing to follow Lupin out and sit with him while he smoked. She might not appreciate it, she might not condone it- but he's so few vices left to him right now that there was no reason to condemn him.
And then Lupin offered her the pack.
Despite her long dry stretch, the niggling craving lingers. There's something comforting and familiar in the warm inhale of smoke- something she could use right about now. Just one. Only the one; because when he asks like this, so open and honest and without any guile, she can't say no.]
...Why not?
[Slim fingers reach out and pluck a cigarette from the pack. They couldn't share brandy right now but this? They could have.]