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    “ yes, well       thank you for that, ” it’s said with no small amount of indignation, and even as she takes the proffered jacket, she can’t help but to roll her eyes. ( it takes a little more than that to placate her, unfortunately. he’ll have to try harder on that front. ) 

    “ you’re hilarious, you are. one of these days i’ll get you back for this, you know that, don’t you ? ” her hands wring the water out of her hair before she shrugs his jacket on      and somehow, she’s swimming again, except this time, it’s not in the leaden and freezing water but rather, in the too-large fit of his clothes, holding the strongest traces of his scent and his warmth. 

     she tries not to let it distract her. ( and fails rather spectacularly on that front. ) 

    “ i can take care of myself, you know. you don’t have to go out of your way to protect me. ”

      illya crosses his arms over his chest, an amused chuckle leaving his lips at the thought of gaby trying to extract some kind of payback. would she push him into a fountain, too? he’d be certain to make quite the SPLASH if she even managed.

    ❛ is not out of my way, at all. you weigh nothing, is no strain. ❜ he says the words with a casual shrug, though there’s the hint of a satisfied smirk at the sight of her in his jacket. he likes the way it looks on her. he likes that it’s HIS. 

                 ❛ besides, is part of job to keep partner safe. ❜ 

    well, that, and the fact he prefers having her ways away when fighting, not because she isn’t capable, but because he doesn’t need any DISTRACTIONS.