[ A gentleman would not even be alone with her, much less teaching her how to golf and touching her. But Tessa has grown up with her brother as the main example of what men are like, and while the Shadowhunters are rather different from her brother, their behaviour does not exactly fit the mold of 'gentlemanliness' either. It's helped her keep an open mind, but that does not Tim's proximity any easier to deal with. ]
Like I am angry at someone?
[ Tessa has never tried to be angry on purpose, quite the opposite. But she tries, now -- imagining Nate as he revealed that he'd betrayed her and killed her aunt, remembering Will as he tells her she could become his mistress, but nothing more and how he abandoned her when she arrived in the City, and Mortmain, who wanted to use her, marry her, who had her kidnapped and who used her brother's weaknesses.
When she hits the ball this time, she borrows Camille's strength without being aware of it, Changing for a brief moment into the other woman - blonde curls, green eyes, gorgeous figure barely contained in the dress Tessa wears - before returning to her normal self.
The ball flies much further this time, but Tessa hardly notices, too shocked by what she's just done. She's never Changed without really trying before.
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Like I am angry at someone?
[ Tessa has never tried to be angry on purpose, quite the opposite. But she tries, now -- imagining Nate as he revealed that he'd betrayed her and killed her aunt, remembering Will as he tells her she could become his mistress, but nothing more and how he abandoned her when she arrived in the City, and Mortmain, who wanted to use her, marry her, who had her kidnapped and who used her brother's weaknesses.
When she hits the ball this time, she borrows Camille's strength without being aware of it, Changing for a brief moment into the other woman - blonde curls, green eyes, gorgeous figure barely contained in the dress Tessa wears - before returning to her normal self.
The ball flies much further this time, but Tessa hardly notices, too shocked by what she's just done. She's never Changed without really trying before.
Face stricken, she turns to Tim. ]
I-- did not mean to do that.