[That is one experiment he would like to not have a front row seat for. Just be careful. Those crepe fillings can stain]
[Usually someone who was quick to spread compliments would make him leery, but Ann was the exception. Even if he thought some of the things she said were a stretch, it wasn't borne out of malicious intent or ulterior motives. Not unless one considered dating prospects as nestling into that category... hmm. So long as she didn't spread it around, she could hold on to the memory. Even if she tried to bury it, the void could always force it to resurface so there wasn't much point in stressing his concerns. It would have stunned him, had he known she was already thinking about anniversaries. It would have seemed a little premature with how fragile young relationships could be- still neither of them were much for giving up early, or not seeing things through.
What Ann didn't know is that he also had no intention of dissolving their ... partnership ...on the day of it's induction. Impulsive, yes, but not a damning maneuver. He just wasn't used to anyone being inside his personal space without his having put them there. That would take some getting used to.
It was a retreat, in some form but not a full one. He wasn't going to just turn tail and run, this must be as unusual for her as it was for him.] Angling for some proof? You'll get it. [Asserting that fact without wavering] Later. [Realizing it would have been an act of pathetic desperation to make a second attempt immediately after the first. Certainly he was tense, but not irate.
Maybe it was a little from column a, and a little from column b, coupled with some possessiveness from column c. Regardless the jacket was deposited on her form all the same.] I might have... acted hastily earlier. [About the water] Just the usual. [Seeking out supplies, looking for new additions, getting in some training- boring things really] What about you? Just going to lie around under the non-existent sun? Is that really satisfactory?
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[Usually someone who was quick to spread compliments would make him leery, but Ann was the exception. Even if he thought some of the things she said were a stretch, it wasn't borne out of malicious intent or ulterior motives.
Not unless one considered dating prospects as nestling into that category... hmm.So long as she didn't spread it around, she could hold on to the memory. Even if she tried to bury it, the void could always force it to resurface so there wasn't much point in stressing his concerns. It would have stunned him, had he known she was already thinking about anniversaries. It would have seemed a little premature with how fragile young relationships could be- still neither of them were much for giving up early, or not seeing things through.What Ann didn't know is that he also had no intention of dissolving their ... partnership ...on the day of it's induction. Impulsive, yes, but not a damning maneuver. He just wasn't used to anyone being inside his personal space without his having put them there. That would take some getting used to.
It was a retreat, in some form but not a full one. He wasn't going to just turn tail and run, this must be as unusual for her as it was for him.] Angling for some proof? You'll get it. [Asserting that fact without wavering] Later. [Realizing it would have been an act of pathetic desperation to make a second attempt immediately after the first. Certainly he was tense, but not irate.
Maybe it was a little from column a, and a little from column b, coupled with some possessiveness from column c. Regardless the jacket was deposited on her form all the same.] I might have... acted hastily earlier. [About the water] Just the usual. [Seeking out supplies, looking for new additions, getting in some training- boring things really] What about you? Just going to lie around under the non-existent sun? Is that really satisfactory?