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Post by Adrien Baillon on Jan 12, 2020 11:31:00 GMT -5
Adrien's delighted, incredulous eyebrows slowly crept up his forehead.
"I understand maybe half of that. Overall it does not compute with the rest of the words you say."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Jan 12, 2020 11:34:02 GMT -5
“I never meant to communicate disinterest,” Veidt said cautiously. “Only necessary distance.”
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Jan 12, 2020 11:36:51 GMT -5
"That, monsieur, just sounds like you are waiting for me to grow up," he said, not sharply or disgustedly, but with an edge of caution in his voice.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Jan 12, 2020 11:39:07 GMT -5
“You’re twenty-four, you said-“
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Jan 12, 2020 11:39:56 GMT -5
"- I'm twenty-three," he forced himself to admit. It was only a year off.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Jan 12, 2020 11:40:55 GMT -5
Veidt closed his eyes and winced. “Okay.”
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Jan 12, 2020 11:41:52 GMT -5
"You, uh, wanna watch this?" he asked, a little pink.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Jan 12, 2020 11:43:07 GMT -5
“From the other end of the couch, I think,” Veidt said darkly.
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Jan 12, 2020 11:46:01 GMT -5
"I wasn't gonna touch you," Adrien said defensively. Nonetheless he smushed himself firmly into the corner and curled up, possibly sulking.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Jan 12, 2020 11:50:42 GMT -5
"I promise you it's nothing personal."
Veidt sat down on the opposite end.
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Jan 12, 2020 11:52:22 GMT -5
"Kind of feels personal."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Jan 12, 2020 11:53:33 GMT -5
"The fact that I've brought you here at all was a risk."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Jan 12, 2020 11:55:41 GMT -5
"Do you want to go dump me somewhere?" Adrien asked, hurt.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Jan 12, 2020 11:56:42 GMT -5
“A risk I thought worth taking, for your safety and comfort.”
Veidt met his eyes.
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Jan 12, 2020 11:57:55 GMT -5
"What's the risk? A scandal, over something that hasn't happened?"
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