[He doesn't mind--if anything, the slurping was a compliment. It's hard not to hide a smile while she finishes up, putting a hand behind his head. It only disappears when she speaks, although not out of sadness, but out of...contemplation.]
Some people might not agree with you on that.
[Tex. If anyone made him feel like he'd never become than what he was, it was her. It ate at him sometimes. He wasn't even out for approval, but the way it was hammered in that he was an idiot when he knew he was smart, or the way she gave him a look like he didn't deserve the respect Maya gave him...it irritated him. Not that he'd ever say that out loud, some things are best kept under wraps.
He turns on his side, cheek pressed against his arm as his hand runs through his own hair.]
I'd still do that stuff, if I had to.
[It's honest. He's not trying to deny her words, but more like...trying to give an accurate definition. Warn her that maybe her definition might not be an entirely accurate one either.
Can she really still call him soft after all that?]
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Some people might not agree with you on that.
[Tex. If anyone made him feel like he'd never become than what he was, it was her. It ate at him sometimes. He wasn't even out for approval, but the way it was hammered in that he was an idiot when he knew he was smart, or the way she gave him a look like he didn't deserve the respect Maya gave him...it irritated him. Not that he'd ever say that out loud, some things are best kept under wraps.
He turns on his side, cheek pressed against his arm as his hand runs through his own hair.]
I'd still do that stuff, if I had to.
[It's honest. He's not trying to deny her words, but more like...trying to give an accurate definition. Warn her that maybe her definition might not be an entirely accurate one either.
Can she really still call him soft after all that?]