[Somehow, when he takes her hand and she feels the solidity of his shoulder beneath her palm, the world shrinks a little. But in a good way. It's easier to focus on him and his voice, and to block out the bedlam around them. Diana takes a deep breath, steadying her nerves. This is his dream, and part of her believes that perhaps he has some kind of control over what's happening.
But perhaps she's just being optimistic.
The last person Diana had danced with was General Ludendorff, and she'd been preparing to kill him. And before that had been a dance with Steve, one that had been slow and just a sway, really, but had made her heart race. This experience is entirely different from either of those. She doesn't know how to describe it, exactly, except as perhaps a sort of... relief.
She doesn't know how to dance--at least, not in mankind's way. But he seems to know what he's doing, and possibly for the first time in her life, Diana lets someone else lead her. They're of equal height, so it's easy to keep her gaze focused on him once they're close like this, and easier to react to what he's said. She shakes her head a bit, the slightest of smiles crossing her lips, wry.]
It isn't the first time I've gotten caught in something I shouldn't have. [Her smile grows, just a bit.] And at least now, you aren't alone.
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But perhaps she's just being optimistic.
The last person Diana had danced with was General Ludendorff, and she'd been preparing to kill him. And before that had been a dance with Steve, one that had been slow and just a sway, really, but had made her heart race. This experience is entirely different from either of those. She doesn't know how to describe it, exactly, except as perhaps a sort of... relief.
She doesn't know how to dance--at least, not in mankind's way. But he seems to know what he's doing, and possibly for the first time in her life, Diana lets someone else lead her. They're of equal height, so it's easy to keep her gaze focused on him once they're close like this, and easier to react to what he's said. She shakes her head a bit, the slightest of smiles crossing her lips, wry.]
It isn't the first time I've gotten caught in something I shouldn't have. [Her smile grows, just a bit.] And at least now, you aren't alone.