I am a girl, [ Laurie snarls almost immediately, partly because she's annoyed that he won't do the nice thing and politely ignore how tortured and glass shattering her screams are, and partly because it's expected. the expected response. she can be normal, too. is probably most normal on the hook when she's just as fallible as any of them, not so big and tough and impassive.
when Steve catches her hand, she's mostly expecting it, because he's sometimes a dopey little pushover but that thing really looks like it hurts. she'd wanted to make him yelp a little, probably should have pushed a little harder. she'd go for round two except that he's still holding onto her hand, and it's so strange that she doesn't immediately shake him off, or clap him against the side of the head to make him let go.
and god, he shouldn't have made any mention at all of potentially being ticklish. not around her. a slow smile spreads over her face, like she's the fucking Grinch, and then she gives his fingers a squeeze before yanking her hand out of his so that she can wind her arm around his throat in a quick move. it tightens, the intent not to actually strangle him but to keep him in place, and then she tickles her fingers into his ribs, over the bruise but around it too, trying for a ticklish spot. it must look weird to the other survivors scattered around the fire, but all of Laurie's attention is singularly on Steve right now. she doesn't even notice them. ]
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Date: 2022-10-01 11:21 am (UTC)when Steve catches her hand, she's mostly expecting it, because he's sometimes a dopey little pushover but that thing really looks like it hurts. she'd wanted to make him yelp a little, probably should have pushed a little harder. she'd go for round two except that he's still holding onto her hand, and it's so strange that she doesn't immediately shake him off, or clap him against the side of the head to make him let go.
and god, he shouldn't have made any mention at all of potentially being ticklish. not around her. a slow smile spreads over her face, like she's the fucking Grinch, and then she gives his fingers a squeeze before yanking her hand out of his so that she can wind her arm around his throat in a quick move. it tightens, the intent not to actually strangle him but to keep him in place, and then she tickles her fingers into his ribs, over the bruise but around it too, trying for a ticklish spot. it must look weird to the other survivors scattered around the fire, but all of Laurie's attention is singularly on Steve right now. she doesn't even notice them. ]