Re: secret santa
The only way to live is to accept you have a lot to learn. When I was his age, I thought I knew everything. [He rolled his shoulders and smirked. So what if she was wrong? That was part of cutting your teeth on do-gooding. Speaking of which:] May I ask what you were trying to accomplish?
[He was glad she understood. His dark eyes seemed to relax on her, actually look at her without having to come up with a good reason for it. Beautiful, smart, strange. She could easily fit into any part of this town if she wanted and yet she saw the world in puzzles and wandering forests the way he did. When she touched his tie, he didn't seem to mind. In the grand scheme of things it made sense to him. They were already forming small threads to connect each other, after all.] I've hurt her, even if I didn't mean to. I can almost feel her hurt on the other side of town. And, here I am. Not rushing to her. [She talked about a killer and Eddie raised his eyebrows. He shouldn't have been surprised that she was collecting dangerous friends. After all, she was having a Christmas smoke with a necromancer. Right?] I think you've managed to see parts that others have lost track of. [Eddie wondered how much of the puzzle she had solved. He reached to touch her cheek with the back of his finger as she tugged on his tie. Eddie smirked all roguish. It looked like bank robberies in July.]
Then, Merry Christmas Hannah. Thank you for appearing. [Like a magician on stage in a puff of smoke.]