[His eyes snap to the ceiling, not quite a roll but more of a why me as he gets ready to comment on her setting fire to the kitchens or, maybe more similar to what he meant, her crashing by his room at ass-o-clock. Or hell, going to Medbay to fetch her sleeping pills or tampons or goddamned whatever.
Of course, none of that actually happens. Instead he spends the first part watching her finger trace patterns, then his stomach flips and he looks like he's about to blush all over again and this is what people are talking about when they mean butterflies, huh, then a tiny frown flickers and he blinks up at her, and finally - ] Uh. [ - a lot more makes sense and he kind of looks like he's high and just solved Wheatley's rubik's cube for a second.]
Shoulda asked before now.
[Not what he meant to say but the practical part of his brain kick-started back first, and answered her question. As soon as he hears it he splutters and gives his head a shake, no, moron, why did you say that, scrubs at his face with his free hand and doesn't bring it back down from his eye because oh god no wonder she hasn't wanted to be around him.]
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Of course, none of that actually happens. Instead he spends the first part watching her finger trace patterns, then his stomach flips and he looks like he's about to blush all over again and this is what people are talking about when they mean butterflies, huh, then a tiny frown flickers and he blinks up at her, and finally - ] Uh. [ - a lot more makes sense and he kind of looks like he's high and just solved Wheatley's rubik's cube for a second.]
Shoulda asked before now.
[Not what he meant to say but the practical part of his brain kick-started back first, and answered her question. As soon as he hears it he splutters and gives his head a shake, no, moron, why did you say that, scrubs at his face with his free hand and doesn't bring it back down from his eye because oh god no wonder she hasn't wanted to be around him.]
I mean uh - no. Put it on after that. You've - ?