That's fine. I'm sure things will happen that shake our lives up, good or bad. Even so... I'm looking forward to it. That's what being alive is.
[ he'll take the ups and downs of life if he can give his little sister another chance at it - and if he can be with her, and with Steph and Belph, too, that's just a wonderful side effect.
Although... That does remind him of a question he asked her a long time ago that she never answered. With some effort, he releases her, although he lets his hands linger on her shoulders - there's the sense he doesn't really want to be apart from her, but conversation demands it. He has a rather serious expression on his face. ]
... Besides, I might not mind doing "weird things" if it's with you. [ a beat. He's bad at this. Might as well be blunt. ] How do you see me? Am I just your partner?
[ he thinks that he's fairly transparent, even if he's never honest about how he's feeling... but Steph is harder to read. She surely likes him. Whether or not she was serious about wanting his attention is another matter entirely. ]
no subject
That's fine. I'm sure things will happen that shake our lives up, good or bad. Even so... I'm looking forward to it. That's what being alive is.
[ he'll take the ups and downs of life if he can give his little sister another chance at it - and if he can be with her, and with Steph and Belph, too, that's just a wonderful side effect.
Although... That does remind him of a question he asked her a long time ago that she never answered. With some effort, he releases her, although he lets his hands linger on her shoulders - there's the sense he doesn't really want to be apart from her, but conversation demands it. He has a rather serious expression on his face. ]
... Besides, I might not mind doing "weird things" if it's with you. [ a beat. He's bad at this. Might as well be blunt. ] How do you see me? Am I just your partner?
[ he thinks that he's fairly transparent, even if he's never honest about how he's feeling... but Steph is harder to read. She surely likes him. Whether or not she was serious about wanting his attention is another matter entirely. ]