[to Lucina, it would make sense he just call all of this a wash. he's really going out on a limb for her sake -- someone he'd not really been to keen on for good reasons and bad -- and this, more than anything, would be a window out. one Lucina seemed to open all on her own, even if it wasn't her intention to do so.
instead, though, he looks back to her and offers compromise and clarity. she looks back with surprise, eyes sharpening to scan for other tells in gesture or posture that might give away something his words don't.
he...doesn't want to scare her off, he says? why. if he already knows what he...wants. likes, as he says. why would he bother with someone who doesn't? isn't that troublesome? this isn't like some sort of teacher-student dynamic built for that.
once again, his willingness to invest in...this... it takes her by surprise. it moves her, impresses her, and makes her feel both ashamed for doubting and anxious to make up for it.]
Then...even though I...I don't know yet... You don't mind...helping me learn?
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instead, though, he looks back to her and offers compromise and clarity. she looks back with surprise, eyes sharpening to scan for other tells in gesture or posture that might give away something his words don't.
he...doesn't want to scare her off, he says? why. if he already knows what he...wants. likes, as he says. why would he bother with someone who doesn't? isn't that troublesome? this isn't like some sort of teacher-student dynamic built for that.
once again, his willingness to invest in...this... it takes her by surprise. it moves her, impresses her, and makes her feel both ashamed for doubting and anxious to make up for it.]
Then...even though I...I don't know yet... You don't mind...helping me learn?