[Daisy] Spells & Speculations (tag Locke, Tara, et al)
Daisy gave Tara a smile, though she suspected it didn't quite reach her eyes. She was still upset about John's reaction to her concern for him. She was just trying to protect him! (Men!) she thought. (Pride was the surest way she knew to get yourself killed.)
"I'm sure you wouldn't hurt him," Daisy said, "on purpose." And she did believe that. But after so many decades as a Reaper, if Daisy knew anything it was just how fragile mortals were. There were so very many ways to get killed. She didn't want John to take any risks that weren't absolutely necessary.
No, that wasn't true. She didn't want him to take any risks. She recognized that as an unrealistic desire; she'd settle for his not taking any unnecessary ones. But even that was apparently more than he was willing to agree to.
She knew that she could almost certainly wheedle and tease and flatter John into doing as she asked. That kind of manipulation was old hat to her. If that failed, there were less pleasant approaches to getting what she wanted. Either way John would know she'd manipulated him and resent it.
If she were using him for his money or position or his body, with no real concern for the long term, she wouldn't care. But she did care. Daisy pouted. An actual relationship was so much more work than simply using someone! Worse, it meant having to compromise. That was not her best thing.
"I just don't like to see him taking any chances," Daisy said to Tara. She looked at John and dredged up a smile. Taking his hand, she said, "Just please be careful."
"I'm sure you wouldn't hurt him," Daisy said, "on purpose." And she did believe that. But after so many decades as a Reaper, if Daisy knew anything it was just how fragile mortals were. There were so very many ways to get killed. She didn't want John to take any risks that weren't absolutely necessary.
No, that wasn't true. She didn't want him to take any risks. She recognized that as an unrealistic desire; she'd settle for his not taking any unnecessary ones. But even that was apparently more than he was willing to agree to.
She knew that she could almost certainly wheedle and tease and flatter John into doing as she asked. That kind of manipulation was old hat to her. If that failed, there were less pleasant approaches to getting what she wanted. Either way John would know she'd manipulated him and resent it.
If she were using him for his money or position or his body, with no real concern for the long term, she wouldn't care. But she did care. Daisy pouted. An actual relationship was so much more work than simply using someone! Worse, it meant having to compromise. That was not her best thing.
"I just don't like to see him taking any chances," Daisy said to Tara. She looked at John and dredged up a smile. Taking his hand, she said, "Just please be careful."