She feels that, she realizes with a startled shock. Feels the snap of the mechanism. Oh god. She feels it. She feels it.
She draws a breath and tells herself to open her fingers, lay them out as if she's going to have her palm read.
The joints are stiff, arthritic without any pain, but the fingers stretch out in perfectly executed unison.
Simple as that.
She lets out a breath that is also a laugh and a gasp and very nearly a sob. She knew he had it, she could see him doing it, but she still didn't quite believe that he'd - that it would actually-
"You did it," she says, obvious as it is. She lifts her arm slowly, bending the elbow, extending again. It's like a limb waking up from a long sleep. Moves a little different, feels a whole lot different, but it works. "Fuck."
She feels the distant stinging threat of tears - she was not prepared for this, especially not mid-REM cycle, and it takes her a moment to compose herself. She looks at him, smiling so hard it hurts, and for a moment she really just wants to reach out to him, but she holds herself back for his sake.
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She feels that, she realizes with a startled shock. Feels the snap of the mechanism. Oh god. She feels it. She feels it.
She draws a breath and tells herself to open her fingers, lay them out as if she's going to have her palm read.
The joints are stiff, arthritic without any pain, but the fingers stretch out in perfectly executed unison.
Simple as that.
She lets out a breath that is also a laugh and a gasp and very nearly a sob. She knew he had it, she could see him doing it, but she still didn't quite believe that he'd - that it would actually-
"You did it," she says, obvious as it is. She lifts her arm slowly, bending the elbow, extending again. It's like a limb waking up from a long sleep. Moves a little different, feels a whole lot different, but it works. "Fuck."
She feels the distant stinging threat of tears - she was not prepared for this, especially not mid-REM cycle, and it takes her a moment to compose herself. She looks at him, smiling so hard it hurts, and for a moment she really just wants to reach out to him, but she holds herself back for his sake.
"Thank you," she says, quiet and genuine.