[ Jesse pushes his hands into his jeans pockets with slouched shoulders and looks down, scuffing his shoe against the grass with a stumped little shake of his head. God, that's heavy. And here she is, talking about it like she might as well be telling him about something she had for lunch earlier today. ]
Shit, that's... [ One hand withdraws from his pocket again to rub the back of his neck. When he drops that hand back into his pocket, he exhales a sigh with a puff of his lips, then sets his attention back on Alex. His lips pull into a weak attempt at joking smile. ] Well. You're a helluva tougher kid than I was at your age, I'll definitely say that much.
[ Because he literally doesn't know how to even respond to any of this outside of being mortified. ]
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Shit, that's... [ One hand withdraws from his pocket again to rub the back of his neck. When he drops that hand back into his pocket, he exhales a sigh with a puff of his lips, then sets his attention back on Alex. His lips pull into a weak attempt at joking smile. ] Well. You're a helluva tougher kid than I was at your age, I'll definitely say that much.
[ Because he literally doesn't know how to even respond to any of this outside of being mortified. ]