[ he probably should have expected this, but he totally didn't. He totally freezes up. Because, even with his feelings completely laid out before her, his life behind him, and an unknowable void ahead of the two of them, he's as smitten and uncertain as a kid with a crush. Hugging her or even just holding her hand had been a dream he'd never achieve - anything beyond that was downright fantasy, and he hadn't ever really entertained it.
Yet here he is. He turns beet red, and is silent for a few solid seconds, staring at the ground. Then, a swallow. ]
... Um. I didn't quite feel that, so maybe you should try it one more time, [ he says, lying outrageously. ]
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Yet here he is. He turns beet red, and is silent for a few solid seconds, staring at the ground. Then, a swallow. ]
... Um. I didn't quite feel that, so maybe you should try it one more time, [ he says, lying outrageously. ]