[ Jeff notices Aelwyn when she joins the crowd, his gaze landing on her and lingering, watching as he continues to perform his own version of some Jesus and Mary Chain. His eyes are as sharp (hungry) as they were the last time they saw each other, but otherwise, there's a brightness in him that hasn't been there in a long time.
It's like there's a spark lighting him up from the inside, and he's just so vibrant and...
Unburdened.
He grins as he finishes playing, and seems to wholly focused on Aelwyn that the small crowd around him may as well not exist. They start to scatter when they realize the show's over, a few of them dropping some cash in his guitar case as they leave. ]
No magic. [ But she can't say the same, that's for sure. He sees that little something extra in her eyes, and there's a sort of conspiratorial amusement in his smile, like they're sharing a personal joke. ] I've seen the light. 'Just say no.' It's abstinence only from here on out.
[ Or, more likely: he's found another way to feed. Or maybe he just doesn't need to keep scaring people for scraps of magic anymore. There's certainly a sense that he's feeling pretty secure and confident now. No trace of that nervous, prey animal energy that had come to define him for so many months. ]
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It's like there's a spark lighting him up from the inside, and he's just so vibrant and...
Unburdened.
He grins as he finishes playing, and seems to wholly focused on Aelwyn that the small crowd around him may as well not exist. They start to scatter when they realize the show's over, a few of them dropping some cash in his guitar case as they leave. ]
No magic. [ But she can't say the same, that's for sure. He sees that little something extra in her eyes, and there's a sort of conspiratorial amusement in his smile, like they're sharing a personal joke. ] I've seen the light. 'Just say no.' It's abstinence only from here on out.
[ Or, more likely: he's found another way to feed. Or maybe he just doesn't need to keep scaring people for scraps of magic anymore. There's certainly a sense that he's feeling pretty secure and confident now. No trace of that nervous, prey animal energy that had come to define him for so many months. ]
Were you really worried about me?