[His head tilted to the side and his "face" made the "surprised expression" that the blots created when he was feeling that particular emotion.]
You believe in abstinence?
[Again, his tone wasn't condescending, cruel, or mocking. Instead, there was genuine surprise in it and something approaching approval. Rorschach hadn't thought anyone still believed in waiting for marriage before having sex, especially with how absolutely chaotic teenagers could be. They seemed to be driven by their hormones and gave into any little impulse that ran through their brains, which often seemed to be the same size as those of squirrels.
Kate could have been lying, just trying to come across as a good girl while secretly being a whore like so many women were. But there was such an earnestness to her nature that would have been hard for someone more hard-edged to duplicate, something that came across as very genuinely sweet and, yes, pure. If she was hiding behind a façade, she had to be one of the best actresses Rorschach had ever encountered.]
cw: misogyny, slut shaming mentions
You believe in abstinence?
[Again, his tone wasn't condescending, cruel, or mocking. Instead, there was genuine surprise in it and something approaching approval. Rorschach hadn't thought anyone still believed in waiting for marriage before having sex, especially with how absolutely chaotic teenagers could be. They seemed to be driven by their hormones and gave into any little impulse that ran through their brains, which often seemed to be the same size as those of squirrels.
Kate could have been lying, just trying to come across as a good girl while secretly being a whore like so many women were. But there was such an earnestness to her nature that would have been hard for someone more hard-edged to duplicate, something that came across as very genuinely sweet and, yes, pure. If she was hiding behind a façade, she had to be one of the best actresses Rorschach had ever encountered.]