[Ken gets it. But then again, Ken probably gets him a little better than most people do, people who look at that steel wall of kindness and good etiquette, and don't bother looking at what's going on underneath. That's not necessarily how Jaime fashioned it purposefully, but it's his own way of holding people at arm's length until he finally warms up enough to them to trust them with how he really feels.
How he really feels is rarely surprising, but it's private anyway. That's just the sort of person he is.]
As long as you get that, then we're good. I just don't want you thinking it means less than it does. [And, of course, Ken doesn't.] It's not like it's the sort of thing you don't bother returning.
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[Ken gets it. But then again, Ken probably gets him a little better than most people do, people who look at that steel wall of kindness and good etiquette, and don't bother looking at what's going on underneath. That's not necessarily how Jaime fashioned it purposefully, but it's his own way of holding people at arm's length until he finally warms up enough to them to trust them with how he really feels.
How he really feels is rarely surprising, but it's private anyway. That's just the sort of person he is.]
As long as you get that, then we're good. I just don't want you thinking it means less than it does. [And, of course, Ken doesn't.] It's not like it's the sort of thing you don't bother returning.