He kept his arm to himself, almost as if he couldn't believe what he had heard. The look of confusion was clear on his face. If that wasn't a clear rejection, he didn't know what it was.
Of course. Of course he couldn't. One of them would have had to give eventually. Maybe. Or maybe he was too optimistic to think they could keep it up forever. ]
...wait... d'you mean... us...? But... why...?
[ Quietly, as if he couldn't find his voice. And a little louder, as if he finally had. ]
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He kept his arm to himself, almost as if he couldn't believe what he had heard. The look of confusion was clear on his face. If that wasn't a clear rejection, he didn't know what it was.
Of course. Of course he couldn't. One of them would have had to give eventually. Maybe. Or maybe he was too optimistic to think they could keep it up forever. ]
...wait... d'you mean... us...? But... why...?
[ Quietly, as if he couldn't find his voice. And a little louder, as if he finally had. ]
..what happened?