[He feels his heart sink a bit as she evades, the fumble as good as giving away that she knew very well what he meant. That note of uncertainty is mildly disheartening, but he reminds himself of what she's been through— what they've both been through.
If you don't give anyone a chance, they can't let you down. They can't hurt you. They can't leave you.
He withholds a sigh, instead turning bodily in his seat to face her. It feels wrong to just sit here with all that's going through his head, but he also feels that if he were to take even a step closer, it might be too much.]
I meant just us.
[They see one another alone all the time, one might reason, but always in very public places, always with something of a show of keeping it friendly.
He doesn't think either of them would put in so much effort to do so if they didn't feel tempted otherwise.]
The semester is nearly over. Surely you can spare an evening, Amelia.
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[He feels his heart sink a bit as she evades, the fumble as good as giving away that she knew very well what he meant. That note of uncertainty is mildly disheartening, but he reminds himself of what she's been through— what they've both been through.
If you don't give anyone a chance, they can't let you down. They can't hurt you. They can't leave you.
He withholds a sigh, instead turning bodily in his seat to face her. It feels wrong to just sit here with all that's going through his head, but he also feels that if he were to take even a step closer, it might be too much.]
I meant just us.
[They see one another alone all the time, one might reason, but always in very public places, always with something of a show of keeping it friendly.
He doesn't think either of them would put in so much effort to do so if they didn't feel tempted otherwise.]
The semester is nearly over. Surely you can spare an evening, Amelia.