His emotions were so muted. Dim. How much of that was Jean-Paul or Alec’s personality, and how much was his natural immunity, built up over years of exposure to Daddy?
Hmm. Are you sure “natural immunity” is what that is? Have you heard the same sort of dimness from other people who’s been exposed to Heartbreaker’s power, and assumed that Heartbreaker’s power caused a form of immunity to yours?
She couldn’t get a sense of what he was feeling, which was disappointing.
Is he feeling much at all?
However faint his feelings were, she could sense the slightest change. A chime of attention. He didn’t look at any of the puppets that he was struggling to control, but she could sense his attention flicker to the woman. A thrum of confidence.
Oh? Did he successfully override the emotional control, even just a little?
They both dashed towards the woman at the same moment. In their hurry to get to her, they collided, falling to the ground as a trio.
Pfft!