[ his smile dimples slowly at her warning; he makes no promises but instead follows her to the closet.
it is remarkably easy, once he's slipped into these shoes, once he's let himself want to look after and help and befriend this little girl — however it conjures up that a painful longing for his own. because of same — he wants to be here. when she smiles like she is now, it hurts less and more all at once.
he looks into the expanse of the closet with her and then down to her. ] I think we should take whatever you like. [ he'll encourage it, in point of fact. with a bit of wonder injected into his voice, he says. ] A snowman can be whatever you imagine.
However, [ he reaches around into the closet over her head and roots around ] I will insist on... [ out comes a black top hat. yes, an authentic victorian top hat, the likes of which he hasn't worn for nearly a century. ] Ah yes, this hat. [ on his head it goes. for safe keeping. ]
oh no
it is remarkably easy, once he's slipped into these shoes, once he's let himself want to look after and help and befriend this little girl — however it conjures up that a painful longing for his own. because of same — he wants to be here. when she smiles like she is now, it hurts less and more all at once.
he looks into the expanse of the closet with her and then down to her. ] I think we should take whatever you like. [ he'll encourage it, in point of fact. with a bit of wonder injected into his voice, he says. ] A snowman can be whatever you imagine.
However, [ he reaches around into the closet over her head and roots around ] I will insist on... [ out comes a black top hat. yes, an authentic victorian top hat, the likes of which he hasn't worn for nearly a century. ] Ah yes, this hat. [ on his head it goes. for safe keeping. ]