i have never once thought about that before this moment, but now that you've mentioned it i'm definitely going to have to look.
( stiles being a chatter is helpful, because it gives her time to focus on the task at hand and not responding so quickly. since she knows that she's just looking to catch his scent, it makes it a little easier to cut through what is otherwise a very overpowering city. the down always smells vaguely damp and unpleasant, the lack of real exposure to the elements makes scents linger longer than they should — but that's actually useful, right now.
it takes a minute — shameful, really, laura should be able to do better, but once she's got it, it's easy enough to follow. it's not the first time she's walked down a street sniffing at the air, so she's not especially concerned by how odd it probably appears to an onlooker. )
would you prefer blood or gasoline, if you had to pick?
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( stiles being a chatter is helpful, because it gives her time to focus on the task at hand and not responding so quickly. since she knows that she's just looking to catch his scent, it makes it a little easier to cut through what is otherwise a very overpowering city. the down always smells vaguely damp and unpleasant, the lack of real exposure to the elements makes scents linger longer than they should — but that's actually useful, right now.
it takes a minute — shameful, really, laura should be able to do better, but once she's got it, it's easy enough to follow. it's not the first time she's walked down a street sniffing at the air, so she's not especially concerned by how odd it probably appears to an onlooker. )
would you prefer blood or gasoline, if you had to pick?