[Eleven inhales an unsteady breath, remembering well their first conversation about this- how similarly fraught with nerves it had been as she drew the line he'd readily accepted. There had been so much else to do and discover after all, and he was grateful for every experience and the confidence he'd gained with them.
He's humbled by the offer now, less excited than perhaps he should be in the wake of complex emotions. He breathed, then chanced a glance up and nodded with a faint smile]
I want to, but you don't deserve anything less than my full attention and I'm not terribly focused now. The morning- or, er, evening perhaps. You're going back to Taravast for the afternoon, I think?
[Nerves again, but at least they're more pleasant ones now, manifesting as second-guessed propositions] ..We could have dinner first. If you want.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
no subject
Date: 2021-12-08 08:03 am (UTC)He's humbled by the offer now, less excited than perhaps he should be in the wake of complex emotions. He breathed, then chanced a glance up and nodded with a faint smile]
I want to, but you don't deserve anything less than my full attention and I'm not terribly focused now. The morning- or, er, evening perhaps. You're going back to Taravast for the afternoon, I think?
[Nerves again, but at least they're more pleasant ones now, manifesting as second-guessed propositions] ..We could have dinner first. If you want.