[ There's a question that hangs uncomfortably in the back of his mind — the question of why she'd think him worth that attention, why she'd choose to be honest with him when honesty is the one thing he's generally proven himself to be allergic to. Such are the wounds left open by a two centuries of essentially manufacturing affection. ]
I suppose there's no harm in trying.
[ Granted, it'd be an understatement to say that he thinks there absolutely could be — opening oneself to another is to trust them not to twist the knife — but he's surprised, too, to find himself not outright saying no. ]
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I suppose there's no harm in trying.
[ Granted, it'd be an understatement to say that he thinks there absolutely could be — opening oneself to another is to trust them not to twist the knife — but he's surprised, too, to find himself not outright saying no. ]
What did you have in mind?