[Something about that was wrong. Her reaction was-
Illyria could feign concern, she could feign confusion, she could even feign ignorance, but the one thing Illyria would never feign, least of all to Wesley, was frailty- there was never a need, and it was the trait about her humanity that she resented the most.
That- that wasn't her. Which meant....]
... Fred?
[He'd resigned himself to never seeing her again, but-
He doesn't even realize he's pulling her into a hug until it happens. A little too urgent, a little too tight, as if he was afraid she would vanish at any moment..]
What's freakier than inexplicably paranoid Wes? *Physically expressive Wes.*
Illyria could feign concern, she could feign confusion, she could even feign ignorance, but the one thing Illyria would never feign, least of all to Wesley, was frailty- there was never a need, and it was the trait about her humanity that she resented the most.
That- that wasn't her. Which meant....]
... Fred?
[He'd resigned himself to never seeing her again, but-
He doesn't even realize he's pulling her into a hug until it happens. A little too urgent, a little too tight, as if he was afraid she would vanish at any moment..]