[There's already a secretive threading to Paul's asymmetrical smile as he nods his assent to the fall, already adjusting himself to better handle the tumbling descent - he's getting better with the inner ear every day.]
As long as we do a flip.
[Paul always sets out to win, even if those victories are sometimes according to criteria set only by himself. Kaworu knows that. There's no need to belabor that, to place unnecessary stress on things that are as-yet delicately tacit.
But under his easy confidence is a tentativeness that doesn't feel like fear, and under Kaworu's hand his is heated, and maybe, he thinks, bracing for the plunge, it's all right to wade instead of dive.]
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As long as we do a flip.
[Paul always sets out to win, even if those victories are sometimes according to criteria set only by himself. Kaworu knows that. There's no need to belabor that, to place unnecessary stress on things that are as-yet delicately tacit.
But under his easy confidence is a tentativeness that doesn't feel like fear, and under Kaworu's hand his is heated, and maybe, he thinks, bracing for the plunge, it's all right to wade instead of dive.]