[If she had just left it he wouldn't have been surprised. They're... acquaintances, he'd say? Certainly they're not at the point where she could feel obligated to probe. And yet, she is anyway. Is she genuinely concerned about him?
That's... kind of touching.
And anyway he's already tried burying all his issues as deep as he can and ignoring them, and he knows where that leads him and he knows it's not a good place. Now isn't really the time he would have liked to have this out but here they are, and she's asking, and maybe he can try that thing where he extends trust instead of just assuming he'll get burned as a matter of course. He still can't meet her eyes, though.]
I said I've had worse. The last time it wasn't accidental.
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Date: 2018-02-16 05:21 am (UTC)That's... kind of touching.
And anyway he's already tried burying all his issues as deep as he can and ignoring them, and he knows where that leads him and he knows it's not a good place. Now isn't really the time he would have liked to have this out but here they are, and she's asking, and maybe he can try that thing where he extends trust instead of just assuming he'll get burned as a matter of course. He still can't meet her eyes, though.]
I said I've had worse. The last time it wasn't accidental.