[ doing his best to look grownup and reassuring!! even if he's pretty uncertain about all this himself. ]
It's okay. [ whoops not as reassuring as he'd like to be, but does he risk looking like an idiot if he interprets that as more than platonic, or does he play it safe and possibly embarrass her...? at a loss for words, he ends up just catching her hands awkwardly in his own, trying to smooth them out to relax. ]
[ there's a faint, nervous unsteadiness to his hands and a little anxious tension in her shoulders when his hands catch hold of hers, easing her fingers apart. her too-big front teeth sink into her bottom lip again before, flustered, she blurts out: ]
You don't need to apologize for that. [ He clears his throat gruffly. ]
But uh... [ There's no good way to word what he wanted to ask, and he trailed off before trying again. ] Was that... something you wanted to do for a while?
[ her face feels so warm she's sure she must be bright red right to the ears. she keeps her eyes fixed on the patch of floor directly between her sneakers, grateful that the curtain of her hair gives her a little something to hide behind.
at that question, her shoulders inch up towards her ears a little, her body language all self-conscious. she doesn't reply immediately, finally letting out a small exhale before responding quietly: ]
I-I guess so. [ a hesitation. ] Just-- can we forget about it? I. I don't... I don't wanna ruin what we've got.
I-- [ WOW HE'S PRETTY BAD AT THIS but to be fair it's not like he has much experience rejecting the affections of younger women. in the end, he shuffles his feet, just as awkward as she is, and clears his throat. abby's not the type to respond well to trying to make a joke of things, so his voice is serious when he replies, despite the choice of words. ]
I didn't think I was your type. [ too old, too boring, too much of a fuck-up. ] It's... kind of flattering, actually. [ although also, with that, embarrassing as hell. ]
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It's okay. [ whoops not as reassuring as he'd like to be, but does he risk looking like an idiot if he interprets that as more than platonic, or does he play it safe and possibly embarrass her...? at a loss for words, he ends up just catching her hands awkwardly in his own, trying to smooth them out to relax. ]
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I'm sorry.
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But uh... [ There's no good way to word what he wanted to ask, and he trailed off before trying again. ] Was that... something you wanted to do for a while?
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at that question, her shoulders inch up towards her ears a little, her body language all self-conscious. she doesn't reply immediately, finally letting out a small exhale before responding quietly: ]
I-I guess so. [ a hesitation. ] Just-- can we forget about it? I. I don't... I don't wanna ruin what we've got.
lmfao sob my characters forever rejecting urs
I didn't think I was your type. [ too old, too boring, too much of a fuck-up. ] It's... kind of flattering, actually. [ although also, with that, embarrassing as hell. ]
WEEPING INTENSE TEARS
It's just-- you. Make me feel safe? And. Good about myself. [ a little hesitation. ] Like Jaime used to.