[well, she appreciates that. she's just going to have to trust him. nyeh.
she lets him down, though, and reaches to do something that she very obviously learned from one of the dad figures around here, which is to wipe his leftover tears away from one eye with her thumb and then honk his nose briefly.]
I've got to tell Harrow I'm staying with you, but I'm following through on that.
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she lets him down, though, and reaches to do something that she very obviously learned from one of the dad figures around here, which is to wipe his leftover tears away from one eye with her thumb and then honk his nose briefly.]
I've got to tell Harrow I'm staying with you, but I'm following through on that.
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THIS DAD BEHAVIOR. He looks a bit surprised, then flustered in the way of a teenager being dadded. He pushes at her arm for the nose honk.]
I should probably shower off, so you can do that while I am if you want. [Thoughtful pause.] If you need to stay with her, I don’t mind. I get it.
[Because of her and Ryo’s whole thing.]
I’d be okay.
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she grins a little at him at the first part, and then, for the second:]
Go shower. I'll be back. [she just won't acknowledge that. he gets it, but she said she'd stay, and so she's staying.]
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His smile is weak and doesn’t exactly reach his eyes, but it’s there.]
Okay. I’ll be here. […] Thanks, Gideon.