[Fuck, not even he knows what he's trying to say, everything's a start-stop of letting everything out a clumsy rush of words and keeping it in until he's finished thinking it over, can actually arrange his thoughts into some semblance of order. Not anything that would usually be a question but she really deserves some answers and making her wait on them seems cruel. His fingers curl around her hand and he lets her pull it away, despite how much he wants to bury his face and groan.]
You thought it was - [Thought it was the mask the entire time.] No. I thought - [I'd changed too much and you didn't like me anymore but he bites down on that, because, hell, that could still be the case.]
Didn't realize, [is what he finally settles with, sighs it out and can't seem to meet her eyes until he rolls a shoulder and lifts his chin, thumbing across her knuckles. Takes a breath.] Sorry...
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You thought it was - [Thought it was the mask the entire time.] No. I thought - [I'd changed too much and you didn't like me anymore but he bites down on that, because, hell, that could still be the case.]
Didn't realize, [is what he finally settles with, sighs it out and can't seem to meet her eyes until he rolls a shoulder and lifts his chin, thumbing across her knuckles. Takes a breath.] Sorry...