"Kendo. The shinai will slip past the guard and dislocate knuckles or cut into the skin. And the neck is a prime target area. I have gotten these over the years. Your skin is so lovely, such a lovely sun-kissed...is that right? sunkissed? color."
With his hair rumpled and his glasses off his face, he looks even younger. To most Westerners, he doesn't really look his age even when his hair is slicked back and his glasses are on. He doesn't look for scars on her. He is afraid he will only get angry again if he finds that her father has hurt her that badly. Childhood accidents, sporting accidents - these he understands.
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Date: 2008-07-01 07:48 am (UTC)With his hair rumpled and his glasses off his face, he looks even younger. To most Westerners, he doesn't really look his age even when his hair is slicked back and his glasses are on. He doesn't look for scars on her. He is afraid he will only get angry again if he finds that her father has hurt her that badly. Childhood accidents, sporting accidents - these he understands.