He raised an eyebrow, eyes fixed on her like a starving man; the dark slash of her brows, the bruised shadows under her eyes, the plumpness of her lower lip, a sheen of alcohol gleaming on it as she pulled the bottle away from her mouth and spluttered gaspingly. A grin flickered on his face involuntarily as he watched tears burn to her eyes, her hand splaying flat over her chest as she coughed.